As in Brazil, So in Venezuela

In light of hard economic times, opposition to the leftist governments in Brazil and Venezuela is gaining strength. Apparently, bringing people up to middle class standards turns them into upper class dupes.  It seems people everywhere fall into the same trap of turning on whatever government is in power when times are bad. But no one seems to be mentioning the catalyst to the world's economic woes: the Great American Bankster Swindle of 2008. You'd think that in those Latin American countries the national memory would be longer than the few years the leftists have been in power. It's a nice lesson in social politics and the ability of the human mind to forget. Perhaps we are, after all, descended from birds.

Venezuela's supreme court has struck down an attempt by the opposition to cut short President Nicolas Maduros' term in office, ruling that a proposed constitutional amendment to that effect cannot be applied retroactively.

Venezuela's opposition won control of the legislature last year and is seeking to remove Maduro, proposing both a recall referendum and an amendment to cut his term from six to four years. Maduro is near the mid-point of his presidency.

The constitutional amendment will be submitted to a second debate in the legislature in the coming days, but even before its final approval the court has weighed in to rule that the move would be constitutional if approved by a referendum but could not be applied to Maduro's term.

  AP

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.