Posted on 09/25/2009 4:16:44 AM PDT by gusopol3
•The Honduran Congress appears to have acted properly in deposing President Manuel Zelaya. Unlike in the United States, the Honduran Congress has the last word when it comes to interpreting the Constitution. Although there is no provision in Honduras's Constitution for impeachment as such, the body does have powers to disapprove of the president's official acts, and to replace him in the event that he is incapable of performing his duties. Most importantly, the Congress also has the authority to interpret exactly what that means.
•The Supreme Court was legally entitled to ask the military to arrest Zelaya. The high court, which is the constitutional venue for trials of the president and other high-ranking officials, also recognized the Congress's ouster of Zelaya when it referred his case back down to a lower court afterward, on the grounds that he was "no longer a high-ranking government official."
•The military did not act properly in forcibly expatriating Zelaya. According to the CRS report and other news stories, Honduran authorities are investigating their decision, which the military justified at the time as a means of preventing bloodshed. In fact, Zelaya should have been given a trial, and if convicted of seeking reelection, he would have lost his citizenship. But he is still a citizen now, and the Constitution forbids the expatriation of Honduran citizens by their government.
•The proper line of succession was followed after Zelaya's ouster. Because there was no Vice President in office when Zelaya was removed (he had resigned to run for president), Micheletti was the proper successor, as he had been president of the Congress
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Which was the consensus here on around July 1.
” Apparently, the only error was letting Zelaya offf too easy “
... yet our government seees fit to side with chavez et al in condemning this
Canary in the coal-mine regarding Obama's future intentions on constitutional term limitation?
This is certainly good to hear> I’m sure Obama will now reverse his policy, defy Castro and Chavez, and restore funding to Honduras-NOT.
The Honduran government has admitted that they screwed up in kicking Zelaya out of the country, but they’re still sticking to their guns that the rest of the process was legitimate...which it was. Good on ‘em. They’re showing some serious huevos standing up to The Zero, and it’s something to be proud of.
}:-)4
To all: Go to the linked article and read the whole thing, especially the comments, many of which are written by Hondurans.
Just to send a heads up to the Honduran leadership on what they will be dealing with in regards to the current whitehouse administration.
Undoubtedly true (hic...)
Bingo.
Perhaps Premier Hussain can make Zelaya a Czar?
Pray for America and Our Troops
Canary in the coal-mine regarding Obama’s future intentions on constitutional term limitation?
No question in my mind since the very first day our state department took sides against Honduras.
Disgusting.
More than that: Really scary that we have people like that in our government.
This is the most dangerous time in the history of our country other than the years of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
This is such an embarrassment to the US- but this administration either doesn’t understand the absurd stand they’ve taken- or they know full well -making it even worse.
Does anyone at the State Dept or the White House understand they’re now on the same side of this dispute as Castro, Chavez and other assorted leftist thugs?
There seems to be a propensity for this administration to leap before they look- typical liberal mindset- they react rather than act.
I’m sending this around to some left-wing friends.
Since that time, thank God, his dreams have definitely taken a turn south; now , if we can just see him to Waterloo , or the tipping point, whatever, maybe he'll even want to pack his bags early.
I'm more radicalized than you are; I believe they fully know it and have made their choice purposely.
Desparate men do desparate things.
A time for the rest of us to be very alert and careful.
Try desperate.
Is this a trial balloon for what may happen here in 2012 if the mighty 0 is defeated at the polls? Will his supporters stage a coup of a newly elected president?
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