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PDFLatin American leaders’ constitutional meddling is undermining the continent’s democratic institutions, writes Daniel Lansberg-Rodriguez.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s abolition of term limits – reflecting the “creeping coup” strategy of his fellow populists - is the latest confirmation that “constitutions are uniquely plastic” in Latin America.
“If Latin American institutions are ever to become strong enough that they can keep powerful, popular presidents from doing whatever they want, Wiki-constitutionalism must end,” he contends.
