Internet Access In Venezuela To Be Censored

Hugo Chavez wins again. Only because he's cheating and has the cards stacked in his favor. In an effort to keep people from calling him an idiot, or stupid, or something else, El Chavo del 8 has passed a law making it illegal to "disrespect" public officials.

How do you disrespect a public official? Dunno, but I'm sure if you point out anything that he and his cronies don't like, that you're "disrespecting." By the way, the Venezuelan constitution "guarantees" free speech, so this new law, at the very least, is unconstitutional since it restricts speech.

Obviously, Chayvez lacks the mental capacity and the acumen to realize that he's attacking free speech, but he's never been a fan of free speech to begin with.

How do you define "disrespect" anyway?

As far as I can tell, the only person in Venezuela that "promote[s] hatred or create[s] anxiety in the citizenry or alter[s] public order" is Hugo Chavez himself.

When is he going to go back to jail for treason, among other things?

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