CARACAS .- The Committee on Environment of the National Assembly (AN), headed by Deputy Earle Herrera, stepped on the brakes the imminent adoption of the new Organic Law of Organization and Management of Territory before the regional and punishment to the budget 2009 .
In the midst of the weekly meeting of the parliamentary body, reported that Herrera agreed to request an extension "indefinitely" to the directive of the NA, to expand the public consultation of the project, already passed in first reading last week. This means that "for now" the text would not be a second discussion. Last week, it was estimated that in 15 days could be adopted in plenary.
"The idea is to reach the broadest consensus on this matter. No matter how long we have to take six months a year, which is what interests us is that the whole country knows the law and that all sectors specializing in the field involved. "
Removed
Neither delay nor public consultation. The deputy of the party Podemos, Arcadio Montiel, ruled by the "total cancellation" of that legislation, which in his view, violates the Bolivarian Constitution. "They know that this will affect the vote of the November elections. They realized that the people are reacting against their abuse, which is why the delay. "
But Herrera responded that it is not slow and recalled that prior to the discussion article by article, in the NA there is always a parliamentary system of street "that can last for months."
He assured that the country will travel from shore to the island regions.
Nothing new
The deputy Earle Herrera said he did not understand what the "fuss opposition" with the approval of the new territorial law, if the current Organic Law for the Land of 1983 provides in Article 6 that the Head of State will exercise the supreme authority in the planning. "That's what deputies approved AD and Copei."
Rejection
The leader of A New Time (UNT), Elias Mata, attributed the postponement of the adoption of the territorial law that has taken the rejection among citizens. "People understand that regional and local governments are closer to it and do not want to regress implying that decisions are taken from Caracas