That crazy Prez seemed to have stepped over the line since the Honduran Court ordered him out of power.
WSJ didn’t get it right this time! This is why Congress and the Supreme Court acted: “...The constitution bars changes to some of its clauses, such as the ban on a president serving more than one term...”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/28/AR2009062801569.html
“...Zelaya denied resigning and insisted he would serve out his term, even as the Supreme Court backed the military takeover and said it was a defense of democracy.
His ouster came hours before polls were to open on a constitutional referendum that Zelaya was pushing ahead even after the Supreme Court and the attorney general said it was illegal. The constitution bars changes to some of its clauses, such as the ban on a president serving more than one term, they said.
Some businesses in the capital, Tegucigalpa, closed earlier this week amid the rising tension, and many speculated there would be a coup. Those who opposed the referendum warned against voting, fearing violence at the polls.
Countries throughout Latin America and the world condemned Zelaya’s expulsion, and Chavez said before Micheletti was sworn in that if he was appointed president, “we will overthrow him.” Chavez said Venezuela “is at battle” and put his military on alert.
In Havana, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez vowed to work with allies to push for Zelaya’s return to power. He said Cuban Ambassador Juan Carlos Hernandez was held briefly in Tegucigalpa after he and other foreign diplomats tried unsuccessfully to prevent soldiers from taking away Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas.
Chavez said troops in Honduras temporarily detained the Venezuelan and Cuban ambassadors and beat them...”