Comments on: U.S. Cautious on Calling Honduras a "Coup"

Washington Post: Obama Called Military Ouster Illegal, But Clinton Stopped Short of Formally Branding It a Coup

[USSAmerikan]

Spot on, my friend... A traditional coup costs hundreds of lives and the head of the military crowns himself "president". In this case, the Honduran Congress, the Supreme Court and the Military were all against Mel Zelaya's attempt to change their constitution and elect himself to a life term... Congress ordered his ousting and the military executed it. Now the Honduran congress has elected his temporary replacement, who happens to be the head of Congress and not a military gorilla, and who by law will relinquish power and not be eligible to run in November. Zelaya? He should have been jailed and charged with attempting to subvert the constitution rather than sent to Costa Rica in a private jet, but that is just my opinion.

[shawshank22]

Obama,Chavez,Castro............Peas in a pod.Did anyone doubt who the messiah would side with?

[pepperwood2]

U.S. Cautious on Calling Honduras a "Coup" - Washington Post: Obama Called Military Ouster Illegal, But Clinton Stopped Short of Formally Branding It a Coup.

Here we go again with the dynamic duo - BO & SOS - They did such a good job antagonizing & terrorizing N.Korea - European Union - Iran - Afghanistan - Iraq that they think its time to pick on a smaller helpless country. SO Sad! Maybe Chavez will give BO another book to read about how to bully the weaker Countries.

[IrishWench01]

""by bannednancy June 30, 2009 7:45 AM PDT
Dream on, little girl. Dream on.""

Perhaps this one works for Chrysler.

[endurorob]

ereHsdadhgaB-2010 June 30, 2009 8:34 AM PDT
This is far from being considered a "coup". The guy wanted to promote a coup and stay as President forever like his buddy Hugo Chavez.So before he carried out a coup the military removed him.


And the military did this under orders from congress. Sounds democratic to me.

[USSAmerikan]

Spot on, my friend... A traditional coup costs hundreds of lives and the head of the military crowns himself "president". In this case, the Honduran Congress, the Supreme Court and the Military were all against Mel Zelaya's attempt to change their constitution and elect himself to a life term... Congress ordered his ousting and the military executed it. Now the Honduran congress has elected his temporary replacement, who happens to be the head of Congress and not a military gorilla, and who by law will relinquish power and not be eligible to run in November. Zelaya? He should have been jailed and charged with attempting to subvert the constitution rather than sent to Costa Rica in a private jet, but that is just my opinion.

[casionova]

I'll side with the majority of voters who elected the president and not the military

[Norman_Manasa]

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The liberties of the people. That is, all the people of the world.

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Director
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Washington, D.C. 20002

[prometheus21]

Particularly that first one with regard to being able to limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

I'd say the Honduras Congress has pretty much limited that right through referendum or even proposition for referendum in a pretty big way.

Considering that apparently is the CRIME for which they decided to avoid the frivolties of due process for impeachment and go the straight route through bloodless coup.

This act by the Congress of Honduras is probably the most reprehensible one you can do to people in a democracy. That of complete denial to assemble or even protest for change in the constitution.

What freaking amazes me is the number of people commenting in favor of this illegal takeover of the elected President's office who are the VERY SAME individuals supporting a minority opposition in Iran. According to what they're supporting in Honduras, a minority would not even have the remotest chance to petition for any change, least of all through referendum to even consider change to the structure of government or constitution of Iran.

Truly the rotting center of the disease killing American democracy.

[gsoguy]

Lets see. The President of Honduras wants to be like Hugo in Venezuela. So, he wants a constitutional amendment to allow him to run for office again just like Hugo. However, the Honduran constitution says a constitutional type convention can only be called by the Congress and they refused. He says he will do it himself and he orders the military to print ballots for the election. The military asks the Honduran Supreme Court for a ruling since they are caught between Congress and the President. The Honduran Supreme court rules against the President and the President then orders ballots printed in "guess where".. just wait... Hugo land.... So, the military after receiving orders from the Supreme Court and Congress that the President is illegally subverting the Constitution arrests the President and sends him to exile. Meanwhile, the November election goes on as the Constitution calls for without the current leftist running again as the Constitution says.

Now Hugo, the leftist European Union and leftist Obama side with the President and against the legal authority in Honduras. What would happen here if the US Supreme Court handed down a ruling? Would President Obama ignore it and bring about the same crisis in the US. Probably so since he sides with the leftists.

I'll side with the Constitutional authority in Honduras and the US and not the President unlike lefty Obama

[casionova]

I'll side with the majority of voters who elected the president and not the military

[antropologo]

I'll side with the Constitution of Honduras which explicitly states that the Supreme Court can order the Army to enforce their rulings when necessary.

[anelearevir]

I really think you couldn´t have understood the situation any better. I am Honduran, and it is so unbelievable how people side with the ex president. He was warned several times that he was not acting constitutionally but he got so drunk in power, that he just wanted to do things his way, plus he has Chavez that has his back. The military just followed and order and they took him out with no blodd shattered. The military is not in power so they just can´t call it a coup. The new president was elected out of the congress and was unanimously voted by the Congress. I do think they should of just arrrested him but, there was no way things could have benn done internally because there would have been resistance and it could have become messier. At least now, if he does return to the country, he has 18 charges against him. I can´t believe how the ONU is supporting this guy 100% is he has been known for his leftist behavior. They haven´t really been informed or they just don´t wanna see that we needed to get him out before it was to late and luckily we got rid of him but we will be paying the consequences for doing what our constitution says. He was not acting legaly and we only did what we had to do.I do believe that democracy at least for us (third world countries) is a joke because we chose our president in a democratic way, but since the world isn't ok with that, they will force us to accept the ex president. WE DON'T WANT HIM BACK!!!!And we won´t, even if that means loosing all the economic help from the US, and you know what, better, because calling this a coup is showing left tendencies! We want nothing to do with that. We do not wanna go through what Venezuela went through, it is time that we speak up againts the world if necesarry!!

[rocketjl]

Good grief, haven't gotten our noses into enough of other peoples business. The President seems to be sending a message, regardless of what he says, that he is setting the stage for bad guys to be in power everywhere. An ugly picture is starting to develop and as time goes on, we may see the US put in a real bad situation, while Obama returns to Africa.

[vistavermin1]

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 31% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-three percent (33%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -2. That matches the lowest level yet recorded.

The people are waking up and it's a nightmare. Stop Obama Don't buy GM....

[IrishWench01]

""by bannednancy June 30, 2009 7:45 AM PDT
Dream on, little girl. Dream on.""

Perhaps this one works for Chrysler.

[vistavermin1]

Let's see Obama sides with Castro, Chavez, Ortega and comes out with a quick statement but, the people in Iran are told to bad..


Stop Obama DON'T BUY GM....

[Void_Master]

You're really frightened of the "other party" aren't you? Why not drop the party crap and tell your employees (elected officials) what you expect of them.

Playing *party* politics is like being rescued from a serial rapist -- by a serial killer.