Perhaps we should call a referendum to revoke the opposition instead

<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Thursday, May 22, 2003 By: Elio Cequea

Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 18:02:49 -0500 From: Elio Cequea Feico57@aol.com To: Editor@VHeadline.com Subject: Reality

Dear Editor: Democracy in Venezuela needs a strong and serious opposition, different to the one we have now...

I have been a harsh critic of the forces that since 1998 play the opposition in Venezuela. They have not lived up to their important and critical role.

A healthy democracy needs of the renewing transfusion of blood that only a strong opposition can provide ... an opposition that is strong not only in ideas, but also with a serious social and political agenda gives a democracy the stability to move a country in the right direction.

The political opposition in Venezuela not only lacks ideas but it has never presented any social and/or political agenda to the nation. They seem to have lost touch with the political reality of our country and have taken their fight to levels of complete irrationality.

The only purpose of the leaders of the opposition is to get the political power back ... they totally lost it in 1998 and want it back. Period!

That is in summary their proposal and agenda.

Before 1998, Presidential candidates won elections only by criticizing the government ... that obviously does not work anymore. Now Venezuelans expect proposals, plans and new ideas to combat our problems and improve our lives.

"Chavez must go" is practically the one and only opposition slogan ... as a motto, agenda, plan, proposal, program or offer, it is far from being a serious one to combat or improve anything.

But, then again, it fully comprises the political platform of the opposition ... if Chavez is out, they will get back the power because they are our sole political alternative.

That is all they care for, and that is all they are fighting for ... even among themselves.

Perhaps we should call a referendum to revoke the opposition instead.

Elio Cequea Feico57@aol.com