Venezuela opposition protests blacklist

Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a 'blacklist' blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections.

Chanting 'freedom!' and waving Venezuelan flags, the demonstrators marched to the court, where they urged justices to strike down the list.

'We cannot allow our civil rights to be trampled upon,' said Veronica Pino, a 35-year-old secretary who held a sign reading: 'Restrictions, No! Constitution, Yes!'

[SAAS]

Haha, DVD and Chavalo what do you say about this? Probably defend your Presidente with BS. The Courts are manned by Chavistas and the opposition is screwed, but at least they can protest without being killed because the world is looking. Even Russian states that he can bar candidates for running because and it clearly states "that Venezuelan law allows him to impose the restrictions on potential candidates suspected of corruption". The key word is "suspected" and not proven. I don't doubt that some are probably corrupt, but what do you expect from a power hungry tin pot wanna be dictator?