Posted on 09/24/2009 6:56:35 PM PDT by HonCitizen
Dismissal was legal, says U.S. report "In short, one of the foundations of the global community is to respect international laws," Schock said in a statement. 24.09.09 - Updated: 24.09.09 01:44 pm - AP: redaccion@elheraldo.hn
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A study by the Library of Congress found that the dismissal of President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras was legal and in full accordance with the Constitution.
The report, released by Rep. Aaron Schock, however, also contends that the removal of Zelaya of the country was not constitutional.
Read the full report (in English)
Manuel Zelaya was removed from power by pretending to reform the Honduran Constitution, on 28 June. In retaliation, the U.S. government suspended economic aid humanitära not suspended the issuing of visas, and canceled several officials, including President of Honduras Roberto Micheletti.
"In short, one of the foundations of the global community is to respect international laws," Schock said in a statement.
"The Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan agency, concluded that the removal of President Zelaya was constitutional and we must uphold that finding. It is unacceptable that our government try to force Honduras to violate its own constitution by cutting foreign aid.
Schock recommended to resume U.S. and international assistance to Honduras, renew visas Honduran officials to cooperate with the Honduran government to send observers to the November elections, and recognize the legitimacy of such elections if held in a fair and impartial.
Because the report also argues that the removal of Zelaya of the country was not constitutional, Schock recommended that the Honduran government permits the exit of the Brazilian embassy Zelaya, recognize that his ouster was punishment enough for the steps he took and led to the actual facts, abandon plans to prosecute and issue a general amnesty for all involved in the recall.
Schock contends that as a private citizen, Zelaya was entitled to campaign for the candidate of their choice in the upcoming elections, but if it incites violence should be arrested and prosecuted.
Odd then, the report missed that. Know you suspected a trick of some sort. Maybe amnesty is the camels nose in the tent. Permitting him to campaign for another candidate would be an invitation to incite violence.
they may try to attempt a “paralell govt”. but this would fail because nor the people or the army and police would obey Z.
Good to hear!
Have you noticed that Zero spells with the same Z as Zelaya?
BTW there’s someone on this tread trying to defend Z.
And Zero and Chavez share more things in common: they have a problem with FOX news! Maybe they were separated at birth.
Any defender of Zelaya is either a communist, crazy or both.
Heck, I read that Zelaya is still wearing a grubby Che shirt. Maybe he’ll switch for a clean Mao one tomorrow.
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He doesn't respect our Constitution. Why would he respect theirs?
Darn right.
“Schock contends that as a private citizen, Zelaya was entitled to campaign for the candidate of their choice in the upcoming elections, but if it incites violence should be arrested and prosecuted.”
How many Hondurans would have to die in the streets when Zelaya’s Marxist thugs got going?
“Before Zelaya could be a private citizen and campaign for the candidate of his choice, wouldnt he first have to stand trial in accord with Honduran Law?”
Didn’t Zelaya steal 2 million from some bank before he left?
I was thinking of a "teachable moment" over beers in the back yard of the White Crib.
0bozo acted stupidly. /s (actually he knows exactly what he's doing)
No, you read it exactly right. He instantly lost his citizenship for his actions. The legislature and SC actually gave him a pass on that two or three times by not acting on that clause of their constitution. They warned him to cease and desist in those first instances and he did not. They did that for the good of the country because there is no legal obstacle requiring them to have patience with a traitor.
“He instantly lost his citizenship for his actions.”
Huston, we have a problem. While I am delighted the cringing, boot licking MSM have finally acknowledged his removal from office was legit, the rest of the story needs to be told.
The new meme is Zelaya’s booting from the country ‘wrong’ and not due to his loss of citizenship upon the decision handed down from the Supreme Court.
While the Zelaya crowd have suffered a tactical defeat on one of their main points, the ‘wrongful removal from country’ could be very damaging if successful.
Or at least that’s how it looks to me.
Do readers see the Zelaya crowd being forced back down from this tactic?
It has been claimed, as in this report, that he had to be formally stripped of citizenship in order to deport him. I haven't seen in their constitution or other legal statutes that they have to do that. It makes sense that they would have to but their legal system is different and no one has made a factual case that it is required.
Their constitution clearly states that citizenship is lost for the actions Zelaya repeatedly engaged in.
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