DISQUS

Bostonian_Queer_in_Dallas · 5 months ago

The only difference between a banana republic coup d'etat and what happened here in 2000 with our Supreme Court is that the Hondurans are probably fully aware they've had a coup d'etat.

Francis · 5 months ago

Our founding fathers provided us with a remedy to remove unlawful presidents - its called impeachment.

Didn't work for us either.

hondurenoorgulloso · 5 months ago

This is a legal removal of a president that is in violation of Honduran law.

Zelaya's actions of the past 5 months have been in blantant disregard for the Honduran Constituion, which he sought to rewrite, the Honduran Supreme Court, which he has undermined, the Honduran Congress, which he has tried to delegitimize,the Honduran Military, which he has tried to purge, his own party that has resisted Hug Chavez, and 72% of the Honduran public, that feel disenfranchised by Zelaya. This was not a coup. Zelaya was legally removed by the military at the request of the Honduran Congress and the Honduran Supreme Court that have the following two articles of the Honduran Constitution as the legal authority to do so;

ARTICULO 239.- El ciudadano que haya desempeñado la titularidad del Poder Ejecutivo no podrá ser Presidente o Designado.
El que quebrante esta disposición o proponga su reforma, así como aquellos que lo apoyen directa o indirectamente, cesarán de inmediato en el desempeño de sus respectivos cargos, y quedarán inhabilitados por diez años para el ejercicio de toda función pública.
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TRANSLATION - Article 239.- The citizen that has been the head of the Execute Branch cannot be President or Vice-President (again).
Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years.
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ARTICULO 205.- Corresponden al Congreso Nacional las atribuciones siguientes:
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15. Declarar si ha lugar o no a formación de causa contra el Presidente
20. Aprobar o improbar la conducta administrativa del Poder Ejecutivo, Poder Judicial y ….
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TRANSLATION - Article 205 - Congress has the following authority:
15 To indict the President
20 To approve or disapprove of the administrative conduct of the Execurive Branch, …
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Why is Obama now meddling in the internal affairs of a soveriegn nation and why is he siding with Hugo Chavez against the nation of Honduras?

FNReedie · 5 months ago

You are completely right --- my inlaws are Honduran and have been reporting the same info.

SCLiberal · 5 months ago

So was this coup something that the average Honduran would see as a positive thing? I know almost zero about Honduran society.

Dateline_Molly · 5 months ago

Well, Zelaya has been pissing off the ruling class in Honduras for a while, with his support for Chavez and the Bolivarian Revolution reforms and support of drug legalization. I guess he just took it too far with his referendum to try and hold onto his power as an elected "dictator," though. The Obama administration probably couldn't take it any more.

And apparently it's no longer bloodless, either, since Cesar Ham, the leader of the only left-wing political party in Honduras, has been murdered. :-(

This thing has CIA written all over it, although I wouldn't even call Zelaya a socialist. I'm guessing the Obama administration is scared shitless of more movement towards the Bolivarian Revolution down there. They already attempted to take out Evo.

Indigo · 5 months ago

Admitedly, that's not quite the process we want to see when a change of power happens here at home but, to be fair, the elected president was not stood up in front of a firing squad and shot. Former President Zelaya was graciously flown to exile in Costa Rica after being allowed to hold a press conference. It can't get more civilized than that.

markf217 · 5 months ago

I would have thought this was a bad precedent until we had Bush for eight years.

Nikyta · 5 months ago

No queremos a Mel, ha hecho demasiados desastres con nuestro pais.... y lo peor de todo son las malas compañias que tiene... creo q Hugo Chavez y Daniel Ortega no tienen que meterse en este problema que no les incumbe, ni siquiera pueden gobernar bien su pais y andan de metidos y no para ayudar sino para hacer desastres.. Fuera Mel, ya perdio su oportunidad...Queremos libertad.....!!!!!!! HONDUREÑOS HAGAMOS OIR NUESTRA VOZ!!!!!!

Vicmanhn · 5 months ago

We do not want Manuel Zelaya back!!! He is driving this country to Comunism just like Venezuela. It is unbelieble that there is a report made by the OEA on how Chile lived the same situation and describes step by step how they got there. Zelaya is following each of those steps and he is being supported by Castro and Chavez. HE IS NO VICTIM!!! HE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED!!! What kind of democracy is there in comunism?

MANUEL ZELAYA STAY AWAY FROM HONDURAS!!!!

Nikyta · 5 months ago

No queremos a Mel, ha hecho demasiados desastres con nuestro pais.... y lo peor de todo son las malas compañias que tiene... creo q Hugo Chavez y Daniel Ortega no tienen que meterse en este problema que no les incumbe, ni siquiera pueden gobernar bien su pais y andan de metidos y no para ayudar sino para hacer desastres.. Fuera Mel, ya perdio su oportunidad...Queremos libertad.....!!!!!!! HONDUREÑOS HAGAMOS OIR NUESTRA VOZ!!!!!!

Nikyta · 5 months ago

No queremos vivir como lo hacen los venezolanos, nicaraguenses, ni cubanos....a eso es a lo que no quiere llevar Mel.... HONDUREÑOS HAGAMOS OIR NUESTRA VOZ, NO DEJEMOS QUE OTROS PAISES DECIDAN NUESTRO FUTURO......

suyapa sanabria · 5 months ago

We are happy Zelaya is no longer the President..He wants us to be Part of a circus established by Chavez. Chavez speaking about democracy in Honduras, is a joke, he shut down tv channels and radio stations in venezuela because they were against his regime..Is this respecting free expression rights?? He shud stick his nose in Venezuela we do not need his help nor his communists friends help...LET HONDURAS BE!!! WE ARE FREE AND WILL DEFEND OUR CONSTITUTION!!!!

suyapa sanabria · 5 months ago

Mel should be lucky the military respected his life.....he shud´ve been killed for treason!!!

suyapa sanabria · 5 months ago

Chavez shudn´t be giving his opinion balming US for this coup...this HONDURAS talking to the world, we dont want ZELAYA back he is a traitor and we do not respect traitors....Micheletti is Honduras new president and the world should respect it...THIS IS DEMOCRACY, Honduran people has decided to kick Zelaya´s ass

Nikyta · 5 months ago

WE DONT WANT MEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WANT TO BE FREE..... HONDUREÑOS HAGAMOS OIR NUESTRA VOZ.....

Alberto · 5 months ago

The news all over the world have reported this as a coup. This is far from the case! This is the case of a President who thought he was above the law and had spent billions on promoting an illegal referendum. I think it's fair to say that most Hondurans are happy he was ousted. Zelaya should have been arrested and sent to prision. Instead he was shown leniency and sent to exile. We just did not want to be the next Venezuela. Sure, our methods might seem barbaric to a well-oiled democracy like the U.S. However, what needed to be done, was done!

markst · 5 months ago

The military "coup" will be a good thing as long as the new leadership is short term. Most coups begin with the idea to restore democracy. If the coup in Honduras will hold elections within 3-6 months, Honduras shouldn't suffer the agony and dictatorship associated with the historical coups in South America from the 70s. Newsy.com reports Obama's administration is giving ambiguous answers/comments on the situation in Honduras. http://www.newsy.com/videos/honduras_pajamas_an... The longer Obama gives off the idea to the public that he has no opinion on the matter, the more people will begin to question his core values as president. We, Americans, believe that the US constitution is Supreme Law and should be followed. Why is that not translating to his opinion on the events in Honduras?