Posted on 10/18/2009 11:30:22 AM PDT by John Semmens
Despite a United Nations’ report finding that Honduras acted within the parameters of its constitution in removing sitting President Manuel Zelaya, the Obama Administration remained firm in its demand that Zelaya be restored to power.
“While we certainly respect the UN’s right to a different point of view, we must insist on the reestablishment of the Zelaya Government,” said President Barack Obama. “His removal was founded on an adherence to formalistic procedures rather than a true expression of the people’s will.”
“It is our belief that the popular referendum President Zelaya sought is fully compatible with the core democratic principles our nation has stood for since its founding over 200 years ago,” Obama asserted. “Maintaining these core principles is more important than enforcement of an ancient scrap of paper.”
Zelaya was removed from office earlier this year when the Honduran Supreme Court, with the concurrence of the nation’s legislature, determined that his call for a referendum to extend his term of office was unconstitutional.
In related news, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass) vetoed a proposed fact finding trip to Honduras by several Republican senators on the grounds that “it can only generate a perception of disunity and disagreement over a policy matter that is the prerogative of the Executive Branch. It is harmful to America’s interests if members of the opposition Party are permitted to go abroad and criticize, or appear to criticize, the President’s policies.”
““His removal was founded on an adherence to formalistic procedures rather than a true expression of the people’s will.”
Look for Obama to use that excuse here as he violates our own Constitution.
Hmmmm
True, but not until at least 2010. :0/
If Obama was worried about the people’s will he would toss out this crappy health bill, and throw Cap and trade to the winds.
He isnt worried about the people’s will, only about proptecting another Commie Socialist Dictator Wannabee.
“O” was a constitutional lawyer? This is a frightening posture.
Isn’t it amazing how socialists stick together.....
Oops! missed the semi-satire.
His ego is such that he defines whatever he wants to do as the people’s will.
So did I, but it’s uncomfortably close to true.
He most definitely has a hidden agenda, or is as stupid as a braying ass.
The title, at least, is completely correct.
This one's easier to miss than most...
Bozo is a clearly a communist, this one incident points that out if nothing else does.
Well, I was trapped again, but this sounds just like something the Marxist SOB would say.
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