Pa' The Asamblea !

Is the Venezuelan National Assembly a Bourgeois Parliament ?

[Es la Asamblea Nacional Venezolana un Parlamento Burges ?]

I argue that it is not.

[yo argumento que no]

the congress of the fourth republic was a comprador bourgeois parliament; but not the national assembly that results from the 1999 bolivarian constitution of venezuela. a key point is to understand that the bolivarian process changed the structure of the political state in such a way that a legal foundation was created to allow for progressive structural transformation towards revolutionary democracy. a regular Bourgeois Parliament works to prevent social transformations away from capitalism. by no means do i argue that the AN is a "soviet" or anything like that either. i consider the AN a transitional legislative entity existing in context of a socio-political process of emergent revolutionary democracy.

[el congreso dela cuarta republica fue un parlamento de la burgesia compradora; pero no la Asamblea Nacional que resulta como producto de la constitucion venezolana de 1999. un punto clave es el entendimiento que el proceso bolivariano cambio la estructura del estado de derecho politico de manera que se creo una base legal que permite la transformacion progresiva estructural hacia la democracia revolucionaria. un parlamento burges comun y corriente trabaja para oponer transformaciones sociales contra el capitalismo. de ninguna manera tampoco argumento que la AN sea un "soviet". considero a la AN como una entidad legislativa transitoria que existe en un contexto socio-politico de democracia revolucionaria emergente.]

in order to arrive at the conclusion that the AN is not a bourgeois parliament; i begin by utilising categories of analysis developed by the Peoples Commissariat of Foreign affairs of the USSR during the 1964-1983 period (The Brezhnev Era):

[para llegar a esta conclusion empleo el "Esquema de Analisis geopolitico del Comisariado Popular para las Relaciones Exteriores de la CCCP entre 1964-1983" dentro del marco del Pacto de Varsovia y el COMECON]

Socialismo Existente/Existing Socialism (RDA/DDR)
Democracia Revolucionaria/Revolutionary Democracy (Cuba)

Democracia Nacional/National Democracy (Suecia en la decada de los 70/Sweden during the 1970's)

Estado Neocolonia/Neocolonial State (IV Republica en Venezuela/Fourth Republic in Venezuela)

Estado Imperialista/Imperialist State (EEUU/USA and its NATO cohorts)

Flag of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela with eight Stars

[Bandera de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela con ocho estrellas.]

from this schema i conclude the following definitions of the nature of the state as prelude to defining the nature of the AN as a legislative entity:

[desde este punto de partida esquematico concluyo las siguentes definiciones de las condiciones del estado como premisa a definir a la AN como entidad legislativa:]

The Fourth Republic: The form of neocolonialism applied to specific Venezuelan conditions between 1953 and 1999; an oil neocolony postrate to the north american imperialist state; governed by a decadent, parasitical and racist comprador bourgeoisie and administered by a gerontocratic political class; and which utilised systematic police repression as means of social control .

[La Cuarta Republica: La forma del neocolonialismo aplicado a las condiciones especificas de Venezuela entre 1953 y 1999; una neocolonia petrolera postrada ante el estado imperialista norteamericano gobernada por una burgesia compradora decadente, parasitica y racista; administrada por una clase politica gerontocratica, que opero un aparato de control policial sistematicamente represivo para mantener control social.]

The Fifth Republic: A State of transition between neocolonialism and revolutionary democracy that implies the construction of the elements of national democracy and the achievement of national emancipation. this achievement then serves as ante-chamber or foundation for the emergence of an existing socialism adapted to Venezulean conditions in the context of ALBA and economic integration with Cuba. The direct precursor of the 5th Venezuelan Republic: Sandinista Nicaragua between 1979-1990.

The progressive administration of this "state of transition between neocolonialism towards revolutionary democracy" is denominated "Bolivarian Revolution"; a proposal to consolidate revolutionary democracy and the development of an ecological and social mode of production that is DIVERSIFIED as necessary basis for the possible construction of an "existing socialism" for the 21st century.

[Quinta Republica Venezolana: Un estado de transicion del neocolonialismo a la democracia revolucionaria que implica la construccion de los elementos de una democracia nacional y el logro de la emancipacion nacional. Este logro sirve como antesala o fundacion para la emergencia de una version del socialismo existente adaptado a las condiciones Venezolanas; en el contexto Latinoamericano del ALBA y de un proceso de integracion economica con la democracia revolucionaria Cubana. El precursor directo a la V Republica Venezolana: Nicaragua Sandinista entre 1979-1990.]

[La administracion progresista de este "estado de transicion del neocolonialismo a la democracia revolucionaria" se denomina "Revolucion Bolivariana"; como propuesta para consolidar la democracia revolucionaria y el desarrollo de un modelo productivo eco-social y DIVERSIFICADO como base necesaria para la posible construccion de un 'socialismo existente'del siglo XXI.]

after defining the nature of the Fifth Republic and placing the AN in context of it as LEGISLATIVE instrument of popular will, the AN (National Assembly) can be defined as:

[luego de haber definido la naturaleza de la quinta república, y colocándo a la AN en el contexto de la misma como un instrumnto LEGISLATIVO de la voluntad popular, la AN (Asamblea Nacional) se puede definir como:]

NOT a Bourgeois Parliament because it does not exist to legislate upon the collective interest of the comprador bourgeoise at the service of Atlantist imperialism; but a transitional legislative entity existing in context of a specific socio-political process that legislates in the interest of constructing a basis for socialism in law. the AN could NOT be called a "soviet" because it is not an assembly of elected and re callable workplace representatives, and although it includes indigenous representation it does not incorporate social corporative representation per se of socially organised sectors such as youth, soldiers or women.

[NO un parlamento burgués, ya que no existe para legislar sobre el interés colectivo de la burguesía compradora al servicio del imperialismo atlantista, pero mas bien una entidad legislativa transitoria; vigente en el contexto de un proceso específico socio-político que legisla en el interés de construir una base por el socialismo en el derecho. la AN no puede llamarse un ''soviet" porque no es una asamblea de delegaciones obreras; y aunque incluye la representación indígena, no incorpora la representación social-corporativa sui generis de los sectores socialmente organizados, como los jóvenes, los militares o las mujeres.]

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