So the Christian Science Monitor notes that Venezuela’s National Assembly will vote tomorrow on the so-called Enabling Law, which they say will grant Chavez “broad powers to pass laws by decree for 18 months.”
Well not exactly. It will be a fun experiment to see whether the ensuing press coverage will note that the measure is limited, Constitutional, and kind of a habit in Venezuela. Similar steps were taken in 1974, 1984, and 1993. My article on the issue, and the press around it, is available here.
