{"id":1393,"date":"2006-02-21T00:07:30","date_gmt":"2006-02-21T06:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/?p=1393"},"modified":"2006-02-21T00:08:25","modified_gmt":"2006-02-21T06:08:25","slug":"chavez-says-he-may-seek-to-stay-in-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/?p=1393","title":{"rendered":"Chavez Says He may Seek to Stay in Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m posting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeitimes.com\/News\/world\/archives\/2006\/02\/21\/2003294009\">this<\/a> so that those decrying the Bush presidency as a fascist regime can get a glimpse at how a true despotic dictator really begins to take root.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom the US calls a destabilizing force in the region, warned on Sunday he might seek constitutional change to be allowed to seek re-election several times.<\/p>\n<p>Chavez, a leftist closely allied with communist Cuban President Fidel Castro, is seeking the one re-election allowed by the Constitution, in an election scheduled for Dec. 3.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If there is no opposition candidate &#8230; I would consider signing a decree to hold a referendum asking `Do you agree Chavez should be allowed to seek a new term in 2013?&#8217; and let&#8217;s let the people decide,&#8221; Chavez said on his weekly radio and TV program.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuela approved a new Constitution in 1999 under which Chavez is able to stand for another six-year term.<\/p>\n<p>Political opponents long have accused him of plotting to extend his government in the manner of his ally Castro.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe I won&#8217;t be leaving the presidency in 2013, but in 2019, and then six more years would be 2025; six more would be 2031,&#8221; Chavez said.<\/p>\n<p>The thought, he explained, &#8220;is just an idea that I am working on.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And thus, our hemisphere has its next Castro.  This one, however, is betting on oil instead of cigars.<\/p>\n<p>Any news of similar notions coming forth from the supposed Bushitler regime?  Umm &#8230; no.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m posting this so that those decrying the Bush presidency as a fascist regime can get a glimpse at how a true despotic dictator really begins to take root. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, whom the US calls a destabilizing force in the region, warned on Sunday he might seek constitutional change to be allowed to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-south-america"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1393\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}