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Old 06-04-2008
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Re: New totalitarian measures from Saint Hugo

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Originally Posted by Traveler View Post
He has his own and an oil mass bigger than most to use to strengthen his nation but he's weak.

And like Jviehe said, Bush had to get the Patriot Act through Congress, Chavez would never have that ability.
Which is exactly my point. The difference between Bush and Chavez (in terms of unilateral power) is that Bush is prevented by a more stable, checked system from doing what Chavez is able to do. God bless the USA - those guys that drafted the Constitution were pretty clever.
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