The only vote that counts.
Sunday the voters are asked again to authorize an effective Chavez-for-life amendment to the constitution. This time it is unlikely that Jimmy Carter will be around to indicate that the voting was fair. The economy is in collapse and even redistributing what wealth is left will not long sustain vote-buying handouts to the poor. The only question now is how far the Chavez regime (like Mugabe's in Zimbabwe) will go to steal the election.
If the vote goes against Chavez and is fairly reported, turmoil will mount quickly. If it does not go against Chavez or is not reported fairly, the fate of Chavez will play out more slowly. But eventually the collapse of oil prices and skyrocketing inflation means the collapse of the government's finances and therefore Chavez' schemes.
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