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Freedom prevails in Venezuela!
The Venezuelan people scored one for freedom over the weekend as they defeated President Hugo Chavez's attempt to modify the constitution. The modifications would have allowed Chavez to occupy the office for life.
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"Opposition activists were ecstatic as the results were announced shortly after midnight - with 88 percent of the vote counted, the trend was declared irreversible by elections council chief Tibisay Lucena.
Some shed tears. Others began chanting: "And now he's going away!"
Without the overhaul, Chavez will be barred from running again in 2012.
Foes of the reform effort - including Roman Catholic leaders, media freedom groups, human rights groups and prominent business leaders - said it would have granted Chavez unchecked power and imperiled basic rights."
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-Matt Hittle
Posted at 08:34AM Dec 03, 2007 by College Republicans in Freedom | Comments[0]
