The administration has won not only because of the present constitution but also because the five justices on the Constitutional Court share the political values of the self-proclaimed Bolivarian Revolution.
He may also send it to the Supreme Court of Justice, where the Constitutional Court will decide whether the law violates the Constitution.
The opposition-led National Assembly has approved the National Amnesty and Reconciliation Law, a measure that would see 78 political prisoners freed.
But, the court blocked the investitures and the opposition chose not to get bogged down in a political quarrel over three votes.
The court struck the measure down saying the National Assembly lacks the authority to “review, annul, revoke or not respect” the appointments made.
Fuente: http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/03/31/inenglish/1459437497_805941.html
