Special FeaturesGuest Commentary Nuance in Chavez’s Rhetoric Tells of Future Plans for Region By Hawaii Reporter - February 19, 2007 0 1545 On January 31, the Venezuelan National Assembly unanimously “voted” to hand absolute power over to Hugo Chavez by granting him the ability to rule by decree for the next 18 months. Shouts of “Fatherland, Socialism or Death Like this:Like Loading...Comments comments