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Catherina

(35,568 posts)
Thu Apr 18, 2013, 01:06 AM Apr 2013

Venezuelan Judiciary Questions Opposition's Attitude

Venezuelan Judiciary Questions Opposition's Attitude


President of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice, Luisa Morales

Caracas, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) President of Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice, Luisa Morales, said today that the opposition should have resortrd to jurisdictional bodies with its complaints of electoral nonconformity, instead of calling for demonstrations leading to an escalation of violence.

Morales said in a press conference that those leading the opposition are misleading their followers by demanding a manual recount of votes of the presidential elections held on Sunday because this option does not appear in the Constitution

The Venezuelan Constitution includes automated count and the audit of 54 percent of the votes, said Morales.

Therefore, the magistrate urged these people to be prudent and rational because, by demanding the impossible, they are encouraging endless street fights.

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Venezuelan Judiciary Questions Opposition's Attitude (Original Post) Catherina Apr 2013 OP
She also explained how she would rule on any arguments / evidence presented. joshcryer Apr 2013 #1

joshcryer

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1. She also explained how she would rule on any arguments / evidence presented.
Thu Apr 18, 2013, 02:38 AM
Apr 2013

She said that a recount is not within the legal framework.

She makes Alito look like a fucking scholar, and this is not a joke.

Same person said that "Chavez isn't absent unless he declares he is absent" when asked about his physical state.

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