By Luis Manuel Aguana
"Consequently,
this Supreme Court, EXHORTS the
National Assembly to initiate the procedure that allows the constitutional
transition of the Presidency of the Republic, in accordance with Articles 233
and 234 of the Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela." (Underlined our) (In Spanish Decision of the legitimate TSJ order to
continue the criminal proceedings against Nicolás Maduro Moros, at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzbu6gBkNSe0jKLwxRvlvxAeqTsSxiDe/view).
This was the exhortation that the Supreme
Court of Justice legitimated by the Parliament, the only institution of popular
representation in Venezuela recognized throughout the world, to proceed
immediately to the appointment of a Transitional Government in Venezuela in
accordance with the Constitution. Read well, the legitimate TSJ was very clear
to the National Assembly: "initiate
the procedure that allows the constitutional transition of the Presidency of
the Republic."
Has the National Assembly initiated any
procedure for the Constitutional transition of the Presidency of the Republic?
Has the National Assembly summoned the Vice President of the Republic -
regardless of whether the latter also meets the requirements for the office of
President - to begin the transition process of the Maduro government to another
legitimate and distinct government? Have the Deputies of the National Assembly
debated what to do with the government in the face of the simultaneous lack of
the President and the Vice President not foreseen in the Constitution?
The Directive of the National Assembly in a
surprise communication to the legitimate TSJ on May 7, 2017, indicated that
"the application of the constitutional article 233 was already made by
this National Assembly when deciding that Nicolás Maduro abandoned the office
of President of the Republic" (See Letter from the National Assembly to
the Magistrates of the legitimate TSJ https://twitter.com/AsambleaVE/status/993653953538744327?s=03).
While it is true that the Deputies DECLARED
the Abandonment of the Office of Nicolás Maduro applying the constitutional
Article 233, the truth is that they did not initiate any procedure that allows
the constitutional transition of the presidency of the Republic, or at the time
they made that declaration, nor now when they were formally required by the
Magistrates of the legitimate TSJ as a result of a criminal trial against
Maduro. Cleverly the honorable Members drained the bulk of facing the political
decision that implies to assume that they have the responsibility before the Venezuelans
to initiate that procedure.
But maybe we are dealing with a case of
greater scope here. Who sent that communication to the legitimate TSJ? A
Directive of the National Assembly composed of Deputies of dubious opposition
qualification. It is no secret to anyone that the party that corresponds to the
Presidency of that National Assembly (UNT) has been suspected on repeated
occasions of protecting the regime. It is enough to
remember which party the Deputies were that did not attend at the time of the appointment
of the Rectors of the CNE (see http://sunoticiero.com/por-ausencia-de-tres-diputados-de-unt-an-no-pudo-nombrar-a-rectores-del-cne/).
These absences resulted in the government
through the TSJ then appointing the Rectors with all the electoral implications
that this brought to Venezuela. And although these deputies were
"sanctioned" by their party with suspension, there was always the
reasoned doubt of the "little help" that UNT paid the regime very
timely.
However, regardless of the well-founded
suspicions that we Venezuelans have regarding this party, it remains to be seen
whether all the opposition deputies in the National Assembly agree with this
communication led by UNT, which is a departure between roosters and midnight.
Do AD, PJ or VP agree to leave that as UNT and his companions have just left it
in the National Assembly Directive, in an uncovered endorsement of the regime?
We Venezuelans would love to know in an open vote in Parliament, who wants and
who does not want Maduro to leave Miraflores. That's
the real bottom line of the problem.
Undressing those who cover up for the regime
from the National Assembly is an imperative from which the deputies cannot
escape, even if the directive presided over by Omar Barboza wishes to protect
the traitors, and to continue to enjoy a position that the people gave them,
without responding to the very urgent needs that we Venezuelans present, and
that would begin to be resolved with an immediate change of government.
I am well aware that not all Members of the
National Assembly agree with the criterion of their directive. Already the
so-called Fraction 16J requested the discussion of the decision of the
legitimate TSJ and was arbitrarily rejected by the Directive of the National
Assembly. No Member of Parliament can remain silent or indifferent in the face
of this outrage and they must vote on this decision of their Board of
Directors. That way we will at least know who of them is determined to promote
change in our country at the risk of their own lives and property, and those of
their families.
The judges of the legitimate Supreme Court of
Justice are already paying with exile, imprisonment, raids and persecution of
their families, the decision they took to work in exile to find a legitimate
and constitutional solution to this government of criminals and terrorists,
starting with the legitimate President of the Supreme Court, Miguel Ángel
Martín. The deputies of the National Assembly owe them at least that support,
without seeking legal subterfuge, by complying with the decisions that the
legitimate magistrates are taking with a view to the recovery of the Republic.
In a last note he pointed out the term
"political immolation" (see Political Immolation, at http://ticsddhh.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_19.html) as is the case for the actions that correspond now to the Deputies of
the National Assembly, because he pointed out that they still lacked the worst
part, after authorizing the trial of Nicolás Maduro after the decision of the
legitimate TSJ to prosecute him for Corruption and Money Laundering. And that
part is not at all easy, and personally I didn't think they had the intentions
to do that. That poor communication they sent proved that I was right, although
I still hope that the legislative body can correct the mistake.
Being a deputy of the National Assembly at this
fateful time in the country involves a sacrifice for the Venezuelan people. The
judges of the legitimate Supreme Court are already playing their part in this
sacrifice. It's not like it used to be in the democratic days of the country.
And if those who ran for office expected otherwise, then they cheated
themselves, as perhaps some of them are trying to cheat Venezuela out of that
unfortunate communication.
In my opinion, the National Assembly is at a
crossroads. Either they initiate the procedure for the constitutional
transition, as the legitimate Supreme Court now exhorts them to do, exposing
themselves to a closure and persecution for retaliation of the regime, or they
will be closed and persecuted when the illegitimate Constituent decides to
definitively annul them and pursue them once the electoral robbery of May 20
has taken place. At least now there is an opportunity to form a constitutional
Emergency Government because they still exist as an institution, regardless of
whether the regime abides by its decisions or not. Any government you appoint will be legitimate with all the
national and international implications that this has.
Sir Winston Churchill rightly said: Whoever
humiliates himself in order to avoid war is left with humiliation and war'.
Messrs. Members of Parliament: don't humiliate yourselves to avoid war, you're
going to have it just the same just because you're there. You won't be able to
escape the judgment of history. It's time to finish the work that started with
Maduro's trial authorization. Don't let Venezuela
down...
Caracas,
May 8, 2018
Email: luismanuel.aguana@gmail.com
Twitter:@laguana
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