Posted on 06/30/2009 5:50:24 AM PDT by PJ-Comix
The left can try to brush off articles in the Wall Street Journal or the National Review about the "coup" in Honduras as "rightwing propaganda." However, they will have a much harder time applying such a label to an article about the ouster of Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya (in photo with Hugo Chavez), which appeared in the very liberal New Republic.
President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should have read Festishizing the Presidency by Francisco Toro before being so quick in joining Chavez in denouncing the removal of Honduran strong man Zelaya who was acting unconstitutionally:
Sunday's coup in Honduras has been portrayed as a throwback to the bad old days when Latin American armies got drafted in as the ultimate umpires of political conflict. But in arresting president Manuel Zelaya in his pajamas and putting him on the first plane out of the country, Honduras's generals were acting out of fear of a genuine and growing threat to Latin Democracy: the looming prospect of unchecked, hyper-empowered executive power held for life by a single, charismatic individual.
Seen in context, Sunday's military powerplay was different in important ways from the traditional Latin American putsch. The generals move came at the unanimous--yes unanimous--behest of a congress outraged by Zelaya's not-particularly-subtle attempts to extend his hold on power indefinitely. It followed a series of clearly unconstitutional moves on Zelaya's part, including his attempt to unilaterally remove the chief of the army, which, according to Honduras's Constitution, can only be done by a congressional super-majority.
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PING!
Someone must have opened a window.
No wonder obama wants him returned to power - he sees himself in that same boat shortly.
The big picture is, Obama sees this as a threat to his own dictatorial aspirations.
Was it Franklin that said a lie is halfway around the world before the truth gets out of bed? It seems the truth is finally catching up with the lie that’s been spread. Hope it’s not too late.
I think Zelaya gets to speak before the UN today and receive the applause of all the other 3rd world dictators for his “principled” stand against “tyranny”.
We should be so lucky! Seven Days in May only this time I’ll be rooting for the Generals.
When Castro and Chavez are lining up on the side of the ousted President, it should at least give us cause to pause and further look at the situation before condeming it. That’s for sure. Seems to me that Hondurans understand Democracy far deeper than our current administration.
It’s about checks and balances and no one part of the government can gather too much power unto itself and be in compliance with the constitution. It is the other parts of the government’s duty to ensure this does not happen. The Honduran Congress and Supreme Court ensured this did not happen. Liberal Democracy at it’s finest.
Some liberals are just that - liberals.
Not all of them are authoritarian socialist statists - just most.
It is very possible that the only issue at hand is whether Zelaya's civil rights might have been violated when he was FORCEFULLY removed from his office by military personnel and kicked out of the country (as opposed to being allowed to move out on his own and go home). I understand why the move was taken, but his constitutionl rights (under their constitution) MAY have been violated. THAT, however, is a LONG way from a "coup", and is clearly an internal matter for Hondurans to settle for themselves.
Calling Zelaya's removal from office a coup is the same as calling Rod Blogoyevich's impeachment and removal as governor of Illinois a coup. Legally removing a corrupt politician from office is not a coup.
Obama (at Chavez's behest) demanding this ex-president's return to OFFICE, though, is clearly a case of a U.S. president meddling with the internal affairs of another sovereign nation.
The officers, Generals and Admirals, have to have a little tickle in the back of their minds... Could such a day be on the horizon for America? If you had asked me 6 months or a year ago - I'd have said never, no-way. But with obama spreading porkus around, firing IGs, trying to yank back executive pay and renege on contracts, paying off auto unions with bailouts, allowing ACORN to run the census, hiding his birth certificate... These are military men and women. They think in terms of contingencies and planning. I'd be willing to bet they are at least thinking of contingency planning for what if obama takes the gloves off, what if he calls off elections, what would the triggering events or actions by obama be...
It has become very clear and it all took a few months to convert us from a free democracy to a third world banana republic. Hillary and Bam did not make a mistake re. their stand on Honduras. They chose to stand with Chavez, Castro and Ortega, their communist brothers. Our former enemies are now our friends and we have rolled over without a wimper.
I wish it was funny but the thought that our military would have to interfere in what should be a peaceful, constitutional transfer of power in another country makes me more than a little concerned about what this country will look like when Obama leaves office.
I think a lot of people have that thought.
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