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November 23, 2012
That's a little disingeneous
winning a popular election doesn't give anyone the right to "consolidate power" -- it gives them the right to govern according to their elected position. Examples of popularly elected people who then become monsters are legion -- with Hitler being the prime recent example.
Tossing the judiciary and making unilateral decisions is a bad sign for anywhere that wants to retain human rights or any form of democracy.
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