Why cannot we just say what is obvious to anyone who sees these facts that the Government of Venezuela is not and does not comport itself as a democracy and in fact, because of all of these activities and others and violence against their own people, have lost the legitimacy of a government?
On the recordApril 7, 2014
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Rubio questions the legitimacy of the Venezuelan government due to its actions against democracy.
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