Well as I write this, we are just minutes away from when the Parliament will vote on whether or not to suspend President from office. Earlier this morning, the Constitutional Court (CCR) met for the purpose of reviewing yesterday’s parliamentary “request” to suspend the President from office. According to the law, the Parliament can only suspend the President for “grave violations” of the Constitution. And … Continue reading It’s the Beginning of the End
Replace the president of the Senate with your own man. COMPLETED JULY 4, 2012 One third of the members of parliament formally declare that it is “necessary” to suspend the president of the country. COMPLETED JULY 5, 2012 Parliament informs the Constitutional Court of their desire to suspend the President. COMPLETED JULY 5, 2012 The Constitutional Court sends the parliament a judicial recommendation. This recommendation … Continue reading How to Engineer a Coup d’Etat in 10 Easy Steps
I am fucking angry. Yesterday started off as a really good day. I didn’t have to work and we had fabulous, sunny summer weather. I appeared on not one, not two but three different television stations to talk about my heritage. Later I met up with some friends, had some drinks and listened to a live band play American country music. There was even typical … Continue reading Without Even a Whimper of Protest
Got to run to do my (paid) work so no time for a “real” post here but it looks like while the wheels are set in motion here so that in less than 24 hours, the odious Crin Antonescu is going to complete the coup d’etat and become the new President of Romania. Meanwhile a grand total of 300 people protested in Bucharest so I’m … Continue reading Ladies and Gentlemen, your new President
I’m a little hesitant to write this piece because Victor Ponta officially took office on May 7, which means technically there are still a few days to go before he has been “leading” this country for a full two months. Let’s review. In January 2012, as part of the agreement with the IMF (my article on this here) to further destroy Romania’s healthcare system, then-Prime … Continue reading 2 Months of Pure Chaos
