BOGOTA, Colombia — While flood victims cling to ruined mattresses in putrid water, LEFTIST PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO is executing a DANGEROUS and BLATANT power grab. In a SHOCKING televised demand, Petro BEGGED the nation’s highest court to grant him unilateral authority to RAISE TAXES BY DECREE, exploiting a devastating natural disaster to bypass the democratic will of Congress.
This is NOT about flood relief—it’s a TYRANNICAL PATTERN. After his massive $4 billion tax hike was REJECTED by lawmakers last year, Petro WAITED for the courts to go on holiday recess. He then SLAMMED through this “emergency” decree, a brazen attempt to SEIZE unchecked fiscal power under the guise of crisis management. Now, with the decree suspended by a constitutional court that saw through the ruse, Petro is using human suffering as a political BLUDGEON.
The court ruled the so-called “emergencies” were NOT unexpected. Yet Petro’s government INSISTS it needs this unprecedented authority—not just for floods, but for a VAGUE list including military drones and health debts. This reveals the TRUE AGENDA: a permanent state of emergency where the president rules by fiat, YOUR wallet his personal piggy bank. While citizens lose everything, the state prepares to TAKE EVEN MORE.
Interior Minister Armando Benedetti’s chilling statement lays it bare: only if the court surrenders its oversight will the government “have the resources.” This is ECONOMIC BLACKMAIL, holding disaster aid HOSTAGE for absolute power. Colombia stands at a precipice, watching a democratically elected leader methodically DISMANTLE the checks on his authority while his people drown. DEMOCRACY IS THE NEXT CASUALTY.
Author: Kayitsi.com
