Morales brings divisive "rule" to bolivia

Guardian:

Bolivia's congress this week descended into a bout of fighting, with MPs hitting and kicking each other in an argument over control of the judiciary. The brief but bruising fight was broadcast on television and boosted widespread tension concerning ambitious attempts by President Evo Morales to overhaul the state.

The violence flared in the lower house when opposition congressmen tried to stop supporters of Mr Morales from bringing corruption charges against the country's highest court.

The president says constitutional court judges have overstepped their power by trying to block four of his judicial appointees. But Mr Morales's opponents accuse him of a power grab.

The two sides hurled insults and cups of water before flailing at each other with their fists. Commentators lamented that Bolivia had joined the small and unwholesome list of nations with parliaments that doubled up as boxing rings.

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Morales is trying to be Bolivia's Chavez without the oil windfall. The opposition is wise to distrust him and his commie sympathizers. He may push the country into a civil war. We will need to watch for that.

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