Isn’t it funny how no one outside of the conservative talk radio is telling the other side of the story? It was Zelaya who was attempting the coup, not the other way around. Honduras apparently has constitutional term limits on the office of the president. It seems that Zelaya was attempting to circumvent the constitution of Honduras to allow him to serve more (unlimited) terms. In a page from Hugo Chavez’s playbook, Zelaya attempted to use the military to distribute ballots and usurp power in a way inconsistent with their constitution, so they had him arrested.
It’s also humorous how supporters of this Zelaya clown invoke the “wrath” of the Organization of American States (OAS). Part of that organizations charter is that to be a member, a nation must have a democratically elected government. The OAS delegitimized itself recently when they voted to admit Cuba to the OAS. Yet now, when a nation is ACTUALLY FOLLOWING its constitution, they condemn it. Interesting.
Now on to our own spineless, traitorous, apologist of a “president” and his response to the situation in Honduras. Why/how is it that Chairman Maobama is immediately on the removal of Zelaya, supporting a tyrant, condemning the CONSTITUTIONAL actions of the Honduran government, and YET AGAIN apologizing for what he perceives to be wrong doing by America even as the news of Zelaya’s arrest and exile are still just barely making it onto the airwaves? How is it he can do this so quickly, yet take weeks to have an opinion about an Iranian dictatorship that is demonstrably oppressing its people and threatening its neighbors?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/30/AR2009063001601_pf.html
http://www.breitbart.com/print.php?id=D9954GDO0&show_article=1
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Remember, Obama is a superhero:
http://fullbodytransplant.wordpress.com/2009/06/20/obama-superhero-cartoon/
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Once again, JibJab does an excellent job at illustrating absurdity.
I don’t agree with Zelaya’s actions nor am I supporter of Zelaya. Let me get that out of the way first. But the actions of removing him in that fashion, regardless of whether he violated, among others, Article 239, of the constitution, don’t seem to comport with any notion of fairness or the law. According to the Congress, it exiled him because to have Zelaya in the country would have been “impossible.” Yet, the constitution itself, adds these articles:
Article 69: “A persons liberty is inviolable and can only be restricted or suspended temporarily through process of law.”
Article 71: “No person can be arrested nor kept incommunicado for more than 24 hours without being placed before a competent authority to be judged. Judicial detention during an investigation must not exceed six consecutive days from the moment that the same is ordered.”
Article 81: “All persons have the right to circulate freely, leave, enter, and remain in national territory. No one can be obligated to change home or residence except in special cases and with those requirements that the Law establishes.”
What about these things? I think the Honduran congress just really messed things up and has made all their actions against Zelaya, even the ones that were legitimate, tainted with impropriety.
As for Obama . . . well, I think he is hoping this problem will somehow solve itself. I think as you point out, it won’t.
Interesting points, Cheese. I think we are only scratching the surface of what really happened in Honduras. As things come to light, we may all find ourselves scratching our heads saying “I didn’t see that coming.” If there are any of you out there with family/friends in Honduras, or you have some first hand perspective on what’s going on down there, I’d love to hear from you. Your insight may also shed some light on the motives of our Commandeer-er in Chief, but I suspect most of us who have been paying attention won’t learn anything new in that respect.