RE: Illegal presidential elections today in Venezuela
It is also important to realise that the government is intended to be divided into independent branches that have no ideological loyalty to each other and perform no proselytism or campaigning during the performance of their charges. This means that the CNE, which is and should be a part of the government, should not be formed by partial supporters of the current leader of the executive branch. Otherwise, elections will tend to be rigged toward this person.
The same happens with all other powers. The judicial branch (TSJ - Supreme Court) is constitutionally obliged to be neutral and unbiased. Yet, the illegal TSJ is currently formed by members of the socialist party, where they should not be members of any party or profess any loyalty toward any political party.
What we call the "government" here in Venezuela is what could otherwise be called the ruling class that controls all the branches where they should instead be independent. This condition makes it be the way you say. The results will always be whatever those in power want them to be.
Totally. I also wrote about that, but specifically about the CNE.
Something that seems sad to me is that, the Venezuelans and our mediocre political leadership, remained calm while they dismantled the rule of law. Most of the people did not understand the consequences of that. An executive power with absolute powers (it would no longer be the head of government but a dictatorship), without counterweights, will inevitably be corrupted in every way. Venezuelans ignore that for years and let the monster grow bigger and bigger until it becomes what it is today. We did not fight the battles we had to fight.