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Venezuela bans opposition candidate from running in election

[autofocus111]

USA presumably has no choice now but to reinstate sanctions.

>>>(Bloomberg) -- The US government condemned a Venezuelan court ruling that blocked the leading opposition candidate from running for the presidency in elections this year, adding that it’s reviewing its sanctions policy on the Latin American nation. The decision to disqualify Maria Corina Machado “is inconsistent with the commitment by Nicolas Maduro’s representatives to hold a competitive Venezuelan presidential election in 2024,” Statement Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement. The Jan. 26 ruling puts the Biden administration in the awkward position of deciding whether to reinstate sanctions on exports of oil, gas and gold it had suspended to support free and fair elections. It follows the arrest of three Machado aides for their alleged involvement in what the government said was a plot to kill Maduro.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/us-reviewing-venezuela-sanctions-after-machado-blocked-from-vote-1.2027338

[Experienced]

Meanwhile...back at the ranch in the US the parallels to Venezuela are stunning.... The Dems in the various States in the US with Biden's blessing are accusing Trump of being a threat to democracy.  So what do they do? Try to take Trump off the ballot so nobody can vote for him just like Venezuela is doing.  How is taking someone off the ballot doesn't limit democracy is

[RamaMark]

Trump is a Insurrectionist and criminal.

[meritmat]

Nobody's perfect 

[mrbb]

where as biden sr and jr are saints All hail to the big guy If trump is a inserructionist, why he's indicted for the umpteen times but not charged Leftards like to accuse others what they really are themselves

[marketsense]

Yes Experience,  we are heading for one H ell of a blow up.  I don't know quite what  to do.  We are caught between the dangerous course of US politics and the also  dangerous course of the US financial situation.  I am thinking of taking a position in gold as part of a hedge against economic and political catastrophe.  I am curious as to your thoughts for

[Torontojay]

Hi Marketsense, here are my thoughts on how one should hedge their bets.  If you think the next decade will be inflationary then you might want to consider 5 or 10 year tips. This type of investment is a hedge on inflation. As the name suggests, treasury inflation protected securities or tips.  If you don't have any faith in the current monetary system, then you might want to

[Marty47]

Biden is just making stupid moves , back when he impose those sanctions I told that he was just manipulate by maduro , same with Iran who probably already close to have nuke , all that to let them sell oil to lower price , the USA are control by the world under the democrats , all the evil regimes in the world are doing watever they want . Everybody cross the border and now are comming to Canada .

[mrbb]

just wait til trump secure 2nd term presidency, trump will no doubt impose tougher laws on illegal immigration/deportation, the mad rush of illegals out of US into canada would be biblical