Those Pesky Constitutional Referendums

The U.S. news keeps talking about how the referendum is all about Chavez keeping power indefinitely. I haven't found one direct quote saying this was the case. I have, however found this description of the referendum:


The reason for the popular majority is found in a few of the key amendments: One article expedites land expropriation facilitating re-distribution to the landless and small producers. Chavez has already settled over 150,000 landless workers on 2 million acres of land. Another amendment provides universal social security coverage for the entire informal sector (street sellers, domestic workers, self-employed) amounting to 40% of the labor force. Organized and unorganized workers’ workweek will be reduced from 40 to 36 hours a week (Monday to Friday noon) with no reduction in pay. Open admission and universal free higher education will open greater educational opportunities for lower class students. Amendments will allow the government to by-pass current bureaucratic blockage of the socialization of strategic industries, thus creating greater employment and lower utility costs. Most important, an amendment will increase the power and budget of neighborhood councils to legislate and invest in their communities.

http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=7470

Neighborhood councils, by the way, are groups of folks who legislate with and politically represent their community. Anyone can join, there are no age limits, as far as I know. These councils are also responsible for the writing all these constitutional amendments we keep hearing about.

If you hop onto Yahoo News, you will see that a bunch of university students are violently protesting in opposition to the referendum. In that well-known memo from the CIA, the writer is almost glowing with pride because they have secured university students for "uprisings." Well, the kids are all from private universities. And you might have noticed the part above where is says "free higher education will open greater educational opportunities for lower class students." All those kids protesting are pissed of wealthy brats who do not want poor kids invading their schools. You can betcher sweet ass that is how the CIA sold them an uprising.