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I was very supportive of Morales winning the presidency and I know he made some very positive changes (at least during his first term, I don't know about the rest). I was really disappointed when he tried to keep control. He could have gone on to unite the left in the Americas, but instead he focused on keeping power in Bolivia.
I'm glad the court ruled the way they did. No country needs leaders that do whatever it takes to stay in power. Term limits are necessary for good democracy.
How so?
One could argue that any decision in a democracy is inherently democratic, as it has been done by the legitimately elected representatives.
One could argue that any decision in a democracy is inherently democratic, as it has been done by the legitimately elected representatives.
He was doing a good job and needed more time to do more. The people agreed and re-elected him in a completely above board election.
That's not a power grab. That's changing the rules with the consent of the nation.
True, but getting re-elected in a fair election by people who would rather make an exception to/change the rule than lose his leadership isn't that.
They're a good safeguard when leaders would otherwise abuse their power to keep it, but not when they're a hindrance to the will of the people being carried out.
And that's not even mentioning all the US meddling both direct and indirect.
After he was first elected, I thought he had two choices, he could choose to hold on to power despite constitutional limits, or he could mentor new leadership that would carry on his plan after he left. In the end, he wanted to keep the power.
Trump was the same way - fuck the constitution, I'll do what I want.
If he wanted to change the constitution, go for it, let him do it. He didn't, so he needs to follow the rule of law.
I really did support him and again, he did great things. As I said before, he had the opportunity to become a global leader. That was my hope for him. Unfortunately, he wanted to keep his power in Bolivia and he lost my respect for that.
Yeah, you're conflating staying in power to do good with the consent of the people with staying in power for your own selfish ends against the will of the people.
If you really can't get past your automatic "long reign bad, term limits good" thinking enough to consider the will of the Bolivian people more important, I see no reason to take any of your arguments or indeed you seriously.
Yeah, it's probably mutual.
Best wishes for the new year.