Venezuela: Maduro Turns To Police Power To Silent Dissent

Frustration is the lifeblood of dictatorship. Just look at what's happening in Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro recently declared that he had readied a decree to revoke the institutional immunity from criminal prosecution of "all public positions," including members of parliament of course. As you may recall, since the last elections in January, the majority in the Venezuelan Parliament are now members of the opposition coaltion MUD (Table of Democratic Unity).More…