After that some 2 million signatures have been handed...

After that some 2 million signatures have been handed in, Venezuelan jurists and academics debated whether a referendum can be held asking if the president should resign and, if held, what its effect might be. Former Supreme Court Justice Carlos Escarra maintained the question proposes something that is in conflict with existing law, likening it to a proposed referendum on the death penalty that he characterized as asking the people to endorse a measure that is prohibited by the constitution.