Morphine Prince 109,997 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The party of El Salvador President Nayib Bukele approved constitutional changes in the country’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday that will allow indefinite presidential reelection and extend presidential terms to six years. Lawmaker Ana Figueroa from the New Ideas party had proposed the changes to five articles of the constitution. The proposal also included eliminating the second round of the election where the two top vote-getters from the first round face off. New Ideas and its allies in the Legislative Assembly quickly approved the proposals with the supermajority they hold. The vote passed with 57 in favor and three opposed. Bukele overwhelmingly won reelection last year despite a constitutional ban, after Supreme Court justices selected by his party ruled in 2021 to allow reelection to a second five-year term. Source: https://apnews.com/article/el-salvador-nayib-bukele-reelection-f9efd1a08d3c9de2f886f7b911b9417d Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 31,566 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 I've only ever heard good things about him and he apparently is doing an amazing job in his country. Now again I read that on Twitter so who the **** knows if it's true or not.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,997 Posted August 1, 2025 Author Share Posted August 1, 2025 1 minute ago, Lucas said: I've only ever heard good things about him and he apparently is doing an amazing job in his country. Now again I read that on Twitter so who the **** knows if it's true or not.... He has basically eliminated gang violence in El Salvador. He has made the people feel safe again. The issue is the price is a right wing dictatorship. He will never let go of power now. He has violated and changed the constitution multiple times. El Salvador faced a choice. Safety and freedom at the cost of their rights or violence and despair with a broken system that didn’t work for them. I fear for the moment people don’t want him anymore, which eventually will come. He will never leave. There’s a reason Trump loves this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,347 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 11 minutes ago, Lucas said: I've only ever heard good things about him and he apparently is doing an amazing job in his country. Now again I read that on Twitter so who the **** knows if it's true or not.... It’s absolutely not true lmao. He used cracking down on gang violence as a way of indefinitely suspending habeas corpus + the rule of law, locks up his political opponents without due process, runs a massive “counterterrorism” prison where people are regularly physically abused, raped, starved, or killed by prison guards, and is now, once again, using his executive monopoly to seize power indefinitely. Ngl kind of shocked you’ve been hearing anything good about him We have forgotten our public MANNERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mayhem 3,668 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 Nobody: Trump: I want what he's having Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas 31,566 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 12 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: It’s absolutely not true lmao. He used cracking down on gang violence as a way of indefinitely suspending habeas corpus + the rule of law, locks up his political opponents without due process, runs a massive “counterterrorism” prison where people are regularly physically abused, raped, starved, or killed by prison guards, and is now, once again, using his executive monopoly to seize power indefinitely. Ngl kind of shocked you’ve been hearing anything good about him Yeah that's exactly why I wrote that I read that on Twitter - don't know if it's true or not as the extreme right propaganda is crazy there. Now I know it's bullshit as usual. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnTheCeiling 7,012 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 10 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: It’s absolutely not true lmao. He used cracking down on gang violence as a way of indefinitely suspending habeas corpus + the rule of law, locks up his political opponents without due process, runs a massive “counterterrorism” prison where people are regularly physically abused, raped, starved, or killed by prison guards, and is now, once again, using his executive monopoly to seize power indefinitely. Ngl kind of shocked you’ve been hearing anything good about him I'm pretty uninformed on him. Would you happen to have a source on the prison in particular? I only found a PDF link by someone named M Leiby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,347 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 6 minutes ago, AsleepOnTheCeiling said: I'm pretty uninformed on him. Would you happen to have a source on the prison in particular? I only found a PDF link by someone named M Leiby https://www.connectas.org/inside-cecot-the-prison-that-nobody-leaves-el-salvador/ Some accounts from US deportees who have since been released from CECOT: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/g-s1-75775/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-prison-beaten-torture https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-returned-abuse-rcna220924 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/29/venezuela-cecot-prison-el-salvador-trump-immigration-crackdown We have forgotten our public MANNERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnTheCeiling 7,012 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 2 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: https://www.connectas.org/inside-cecot-the-prison-that-nobody-leaves-el-salvador/ Some accounts from US deportees who have since been released from CECOT: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/g-s1-75775/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-prison-beaten-torture https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-returned-abuse-rcna220924 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/29/venezuela-cecot-prison-el-salvador-trump-immigration-crackdown Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladle Ghoulash 55,347 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 9 minutes ago, Lucas said: Yeah that's exactly why I wrote that I read that on Twitter - don't know if it's true or not as the extreme right propaganda is crazy there. Now I know it's bullshit as usual. I was just curious about what side of Twitter you were on hahaha but yeah, they’re carrying water for despots over there like nobody’s business We have forgotten our public MANNERS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsleepOnTheCeiling 7,012 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 13 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: https://www.connectas.org/inside-cecot-the-prison-that-nobody-leaves-el-salvador/ Some accounts from US deportees who have since been released from CECOT: https://www.npr.org/2025/07/03/g-s1-75775/abrego-garcia-el-salvador-prison-beaten-torture https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-cecot-el-salvador-returned-abuse-rcna220924 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/29/venezuela-cecot-prison-el-salvador-trump-immigration-crackdown Oh I knew what CECOT was, I'm sorry. I didn't connect the dots on counterterrorism prison and El Salvador. But I've never read these people's accounts of what happened to them. Keeping the lights on 24/7 is so inhumane. They could easily utilize thermal cameras to keep track of inmate movement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biagio2103 6,715 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 As someone born and raised in Venezuela, I can assure you this is not going to end well. I'm only good at being bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachinko 10,772 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 Just as I was about to get my Salvadoran citizenship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsta217 584 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 And Trump will 100% use this to start pushing the idea of doing the same in the US... good luck having an election in 2028, but her emails I guess... I could eat a slice of your zombie pie… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilMonst3r 5,700 Posted August 1, 2025 Share Posted August 1, 2025 3 hours ago, Ladle Ghoulash said: It’s absolutely not true lmao. He used cracking down on gang violence as a way of indefinitely suspending habeas corpus + the rule of law, locks up his political opponents without due process, runs a massive “counterterrorism” prison where people are regularly physically abused, raped, starved, or killed by prison guards, and is now, once again, using his executive monopoly to seize power indefinitely. Ngl kind of shocked you’ve been hearing anything good about him Latino Christians are heavily in love with him. They dont see past all his violations- all they care about is that he is using religious ideology while perpetuating his actions. Everyone gasses up the fact that he made the country safer and ignore all the human rights violations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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