Posted on 08/16/2017 12:01:36 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Venezuelans who express "hate or intolerance" will be jailed for up to 25 years under a bill pending in the country's newly-formed constituent assembly, a measure the opposition fears will be used by the government to further crack down on dissent.
President Nicolas Maduro has faced a cacophony of international criticism - from the United Nations to Pope Francis - since he installed the 545-member assembly stacked with Socialist Party allies earlier this month. The president defends the new legislative superbody as Venezuela's only hope for peace and prosperity.
Local rights group Penal Forum estimated that Maduro's government was holding 676 political prisoners as of Wednesday, a number that could rise once the hate crimes measure becomes law.
"The question is whether this is the peace he's looking for: creating a law that gives him and his obedient supreme court judiciary powers to lock up dissidents for 25 years," Tamara Taraciuk, head Venezuela researcher for Human Rights Watch, said in a Wednesday telephone interview.
"The proposal includes incredibly vague language that would allow them to jail anyone for almost anything," she added.
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Joe & Mika should move there and take their enemedia pals with them
They’d fit right in wouldn’t they?
An age old problem for humanity.
Coming here to your town soon if this madness is not stopped.
After all, Hate speech isn’t covered by the 1st amendment. Even in socialist paradises.
Seems like the Venezuelans have taken a page from the American Left’s playbook.
Yup, and they can label the intolerance as “hate crimes”.
Hmmmmmm, where have I seen such low IQ idiocy before?
These regimes (here or there) must start being treated as the piles of excrement they are.
When will that start?
Who defines hate & intolerance?
LOL!
Clearly the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will not stand for this abuse of power...Anticipating their involvement any moment now and the UNs objection to Venezuela passing a law against dissenters — Otherwise known as “political prisoners.” Why, the outrage must be eating at the members of the UNHRC...surely they are going to respond to this.
Tapping fingers, whistling...any moment now...
I can’t tolerate people who are intolerant!
I hate people who hate!
Are tolerant people truly tolerant if they can’t tolerate intolerant people?
If the left is not stopped, we will become Venezuela. You sorry-@$$ Reflublicants who are bashing Trump right now better pull your heads out of your wide backsides right now and realize that. Most of them are probably too stupid to understand that.
Hey - this sounds like Socialists and liberals in the US. :)
Exactly correct.
up to 25 years
That sure beats the old anti soviet agitation law penalties in the USSR. Also there was the general offence of social parasitism which could cover a wide range of stuff. Just in case there was punitive psychiatry to send you off if need be.
I will not disagree and suggest that its defacto already because bib businesses can fire people and the media can defame and “shame” individuals who don’t toe the line.
Just what dems want here....not scary or anything.
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