On Saturday April 1, 2017 the Venezuelan president and Supreme Court decided to repeal a move that would strip congress from its legislative powers. Protest began after the original ruling meant that Venezuela’s branches of government would be controlled by the socialist government. The change was big because it is rare for the president of Venezuela to change his mind about a decision. On Wednesday they decided to strip congress their legislative powers which would have given complete control to the united socialist party. Given the fact that the Supreme Court and the president tried to strip the powers from one of the branches of government shows signs of socialism/communism. The policy to rid congress of its powers was made by the court,
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The government is known for controlling things like prices as earlier in 2016 Venezuela went through the food shortage because people could not afford the prices set by the government. The repeal occurred because people began to protest since they believed that the government would have all the control and the people would not have a say in anything if they let the courts and president have all the power. This shows high signs of the importance of equality of the people because as previously stated this was the first time the president had repealed any act or decision he came upon since the opposing group took over the national assembly. Even though they repealed the act, Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has total ownership to negotiate any oil deals without the approval of congress. This can be explained through communism/socialism since the current president wants to be able to make the deals without any competition, or be stopped. Since he has all the power in the oil negotiations he can utilize anything he wants and no one can stop him.
In conclusion Venezuela’s idea to repeal their original decision of stripping the National Assembly of their legislative power is a sign of socialism/ communism since Venezuela’s president tried to get this approved in order to have control and be able to do things without asking congress. In the end it is the people who suffer because they have no voice in the policies that are made, the prices that are set and in the role of the state which leaves them defenseless when something horrible
The government is known for controlling things like prices as earlier in 2016 Venezuela went through the food shortage because people could not afford the prices set by the government. The repeal occurred because people began to protest since they believed that the government would have all the control and the people would not have a say in anything if they let the courts and president have all the power. This shows high signs of the importance of equality of the people because as previously stated this was the first time the president had repealed any act or decision he came upon since the opposing group took over the national assembly. Even though they repealed the act, Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro has total ownership to negotiate any oil deals without the approval of congress. This can be explained through communism/socialism since the current president wants to be able to make the deals without any competition, or be stopped. Since he has all the power in the oil negotiations he can utilize anything he wants and no one can stop him.
In conclusion Venezuela’s idea to repeal their original decision of stripping the National Assembly of their legislative power is a sign of socialism/ communism since Venezuela’s president tried to get this approved in order to have control and be able to do things without asking congress. In the end it is the people who suffer because they have no voice in the policies that are made, the prices that are set and in the role of the state which leaves them defenseless when something horrible