10-12-2009, 01:41 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-12-2009, 03:16 AM by Ruben Mundaca.)
Only a few quotations about Benjamin Dangel's article, Keith:
- There was no doubt that Morales will win this election. But he wanted to win with so great difference, that allows him to control both congress chambers, wich actually did.
- The fact that right wing oppositors where controlling the senate chamber, has never be an obstacle to Morales. When a law don't pass or was observed due to unconstitutional (he frequently violate his own Constitution), he rule by presidential Decree. Under bolivian Law, any rule or act delivered by president is presumed legal and contitutional until The Tribunal of Constitutional Guarantees don't say the contrary.
Gess what?... Morale's first actions was to destroy that tribunal, wich did, so nobody has a legal rigth to correct his decrees. Senate do this function sometimes. But when that happen, he displace some thousands of his followers from El Alto and surround the Congress, practically kidnapping oppositor senators and attacking them.
The good thing about this, is that now he has no excuse to his lack of administrative capabilities. He has all the absolute power now.
Since he destroyed, he obstruct any action to replace the Tribunal Members coz the senate has the right to check the background of the judges elected by deputy chamber. Now he probably will, because he have the power of total majority to place any of HIS judges there.
- ...Building higways and schools?...maybe in the west, in the colla region..???...In the East, only one mayor highway is building, the one that will connect Santa Cruz with Brazil. But was not due Morales, but from the oppositor local government of Santa Cruz, with the aid of a loan from European Union. Other major roads (to Beni, for example) are full of deep potholes. Schools ...?.. yeah, during his political campaign, he delivered here about five schools with great propaganda. The Major of Santa Cruz (oppositor) quietly delivered more than a hundred schools just last year.
- The stipend for the elderly was not created by Morales, but by a former government. Was called "Bonosol", payed once a year. Morales change the way of payment (now is monthly) fractioning the yearly amount, and changed the name to "Renta Dignidad" (Dignity Rent), claiming he created.
Its ok. to give bonus to the elderly (equivalent to less that $US. 30,oo monthly), but they don't have health attention, medicine and hospitals, for example. That's the elderly need most.
The other bonuses are low too. Scholar kids recive BS. 200 YEARLY (about $US:30 too); and the mothers recive free attention in hospitals (that was not creation of Morales, but former administration) and some little money too ( about $US. 70 for his kid born, if I am not wrong, this one created by Morales), but all this is good to win elections and use as political propaganda. Oppositor governor of Tarija has ruled that local government take charge of all health in his region (any health attention is totally free there for EVERYBODY), but he doesen't have Morale's propaganda apparatus.
Oppositor Santa Cruz governor wanted to do something simmilar, but Morale's opposed (veto) saying that he will do it as a part of "his National Health Plan". Allmost 3 years since that, he doesen't have "his" health plan and we don't have our Basic Regional Health Plan, as Tarija is.
The problem of Morales is that he is absolutly lack of administrative skills and have big problems to accomplish with the yearly National Budget (he never has accomplish (spend) not even 50% of the yearly budget), so he NEED to spend. Creating bonuses (stipends) is one of the easiest way, and most profitable electorally.
In fact, all money "not spended" by not accomplishing the budget, has been sended to International Money Reserves, which has grow a lot. Any of you, who know Economics, know that's very, very bad for a country with so many needs.
But strangely, he has contracted huge private loans. Thank's that, we have the biggest debt ever.
That data I know thanks to senate oppositor members, who have hard time to know that information, due absolute lack of transparency of Morale's government. Now, citizen will have no legal way to know anything about his administrative disposals.
Yes, we are changing. But sadly, not for good.
- There was no doubt that Morales will win this election. But he wanted to win with so great difference, that allows him to control both congress chambers, wich actually did.
- The fact that right wing oppositors where controlling the senate chamber, has never be an obstacle to Morales. When a law don't pass or was observed due to unconstitutional (he frequently violate his own Constitution), he rule by presidential Decree. Under bolivian Law, any rule or act delivered by president is presumed legal and contitutional until The Tribunal of Constitutional Guarantees don't say the contrary.
Gess what?... Morale's first actions was to destroy that tribunal, wich did, so nobody has a legal rigth to correct his decrees. Senate do this function sometimes. But when that happen, he displace some thousands of his followers from El Alto and surround the Congress, practically kidnapping oppositor senators and attacking them.
The good thing about this, is that now he has no excuse to his lack of administrative capabilities. He has all the absolute power now.
Since he destroyed, he obstruct any action to replace the Tribunal Members coz the senate has the right to check the background of the judges elected by deputy chamber. Now he probably will, because he have the power of total majority to place any of HIS judges there.
- ...Building higways and schools?...maybe in the west, in the colla region..???...In the East, only one mayor highway is building, the one that will connect Santa Cruz with Brazil. But was not due Morales, but from the oppositor local government of Santa Cruz, with the aid of a loan from European Union. Other major roads (to Beni, for example) are full of deep potholes. Schools ...?.. yeah, during his political campaign, he delivered here about five schools with great propaganda. The Major of Santa Cruz (oppositor) quietly delivered more than a hundred schools just last year.
- The stipend for the elderly was not created by Morales, but by a former government. Was called "Bonosol", payed once a year. Morales change the way of payment (now is monthly) fractioning the yearly amount, and changed the name to "Renta Dignidad" (Dignity Rent), claiming he created.
Its ok. to give bonus to the elderly (equivalent to less that $US. 30,oo monthly), but they don't have health attention, medicine and hospitals, for example. That's the elderly need most.
The other bonuses are low too. Scholar kids recive BS. 200 YEARLY (about $US:30 too); and the mothers recive free attention in hospitals (that was not creation of Morales, but former administration) and some little money too ( about $US. 70 for his kid born, if I am not wrong, this one created by Morales), but all this is good to win elections and use as political propaganda. Oppositor governor of Tarija has ruled that local government take charge of all health in his region (any health attention is totally free there for EVERYBODY), but he doesen't have Morale's propaganda apparatus.
Oppositor Santa Cruz governor wanted to do something simmilar, but Morale's opposed (veto) saying that he will do it as a part of "his National Health Plan". Allmost 3 years since that, he doesen't have "his" health plan and we don't have our Basic Regional Health Plan, as Tarija is.
The problem of Morales is that he is absolutly lack of administrative skills and have big problems to accomplish with the yearly National Budget (he never has accomplish (spend) not even 50% of the yearly budget), so he NEED to spend. Creating bonuses (stipends) is one of the easiest way, and most profitable electorally.
In fact, all money "not spended" by not accomplishing the budget, has been sended to International Money Reserves, which has grow a lot. Any of you, who know Economics, know that's very, very bad for a country with so many needs.
But strangely, he has contracted huge private loans. Thank's that, we have the biggest debt ever.
That data I know thanks to senate oppositor members, who have hard time to know that information, due absolute lack of transparency of Morale's government. Now, citizen will have no legal way to know anything about his administrative disposals.
Yes, we are changing. But sadly, not for good.