Comments on: What Happens Next in Honduras?

By: Felix

Felix — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:12:39 +0000

I just would like to add as a Hondurian Native and now living in the States is that what Honduras has sent out a strong message the the whole World..If any President being elected Democratically dicide to changed their ways to Solicialism or Communism the People has the right to do what Honduras has done. If the International Community want to keep playing the sinical stand they are doing right now, remember the samething can happen in your Countries too, if you go the way Zelaya was heading. We the People of Honduras will not give up Liberty and Democracy for Socialism or Communism, we don’t Chavez or Zelaya over write the Contitution of the Replublic of Honduras.. God Bless Honduras and the USA of America.. Gracias..

By: myth buster

myth buster — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:19:35 +0000

In a Republic, the military is charged with protecting the nation and its constitution. If a man is claiming to be President with no legal authority to do so, either because he is ineligible, was defeated in the preceding election, or has been removed from office by the means specified in the constitution for such a removal, the military has the DUTY to escort him from his office at gunpoint, and they must shoot him if he resists. The whole exiling him in his pajamas was just a hilarious bonus.

By: Sammy Finkelman

Sammy Finkelman — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:33:13 +0000

The Honduran Constitution apparently has no provision for impeachment. That was parft of the problem. the Supreme Court seems to have scretly ordered the predident’s arrest. Because a President can be arrested. Zelaya first claimed this was a referendum then later said this was only a survey, which is legal. The Army on its own exiled Zelaya, evidentally to keep the peace. They even made upa resignation letter. Zelaya was careful to avoid running afoul of Article 239 even by pretending he wanted the constitutional convention for other reasons.

The fact of the matter is, people obviously were increasingly concerned that Zelaya at some point would openly break the law. In fact he already had. So what should be done? It depnds on what you think is the real truth here. When you see that Hugo Chavez is his biog ally, and that approximately 95% of the legislature wants him gone, it is easy to guess.

By: Dan Miller

Dan Miller — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:33:15 +0000

Here is an excellent Op Ed piece in the LA Times pointing out, based on the Honduran Constitution and law, that removal of former President Zelaya from office was not a "coup."

By: vivo

vivo — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:05:17 +0000

45. bobby:

“I checked the web address given by vivo. It contains lies, lies, and more lies.”

It is not my fault that what people write is true or not. Your statements may be true or false, I have no idea who you are and what you’re up to. The article that I linked is probably written by one of your Honduran enemies. Who’s telling the truth? I find this article more credible than your opinion. Press coverage has been accurate, pictures don’t lie, Arias is looking into it. The truth will eventually emerge and one of us should be apologizing then. Talk to me in a month or two.

By: progressoverpeace

progressoverpeace — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:35:11 +0000

@46 Pat J:

You have no idea what you’re talking about. Zelaya and his supporters broke into where the army was storing the ballots to steal them and distribute them, themselves, after the supreme court had declared the referendum illegal and had proscribed the army from distributing them, as Zelaya had ordered. Further, the army is charged with enforcing the supreme court’s rulings, if need be (articles 313, 314 in the Honduran Constitution). Get a brain. Zelaya tried to perpetrate a coup and the supreme court, army and legislature fended it off. It was all legal and according to the HONDURAN Constitution, which is the rule of law there, not your concept of law.

By: bobby

bobby — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:15:39 +0000

When will Pat J and VIVO take off their red glasses? There was no coup in Honduras, and the rule of law was followed. Zelaya was removed from office by a legal court order. But to a liberal-”Facts are silly things”.
Bobby Gibson

By: Pat J

Pat J — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:06:21 +0000

Oh, it was a “non-binding” poll now – now I get it. Not an unconstitutional green-light to trample the laws of Honduras and make himself “President for Life” like Chavez. If that’s the case, what is the big deal? He’s only losing the last six months of his term and a member of his own party is in office instead.
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Exactly. Now you get it. I’m not denying Zelaya was a crook. But Honduras should have followed the rule of law instead of rousting him out of bed and putting him on a plane to Costa Rica. That’s called an impeachment. We just had one in Illinois. No one was forced out at gunpoint.

By: bobby

bobby — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:54:36 +0000

I checked the web address given by vivo. It contains lies, lies, and more lies. “beat ruler and terrorised his family”, “more than 200 citizens detained, injured, brutally beaten by military and police”, “the defacto regime has already blooded the people”. None of this is true. Where is the evidence? Oh, excuse me liberals like vivo don’t let facts stand in their way. Of course he may be thinking of Iran, Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Russia, China, Ecuador, Bolivia, and all the other leftist dictatorships which Obama supports.
One thought-the US Obama controled medis said that the right-wing people from Honduras are in Washington. They are from Zelaya’s Liberal party. Does that make him right-wing?
Vivo proves once again that liberals can not compete in the arena of ideas.
God bess America!!
Viva Honduras!!
Bobby Gibson!!

By: vivo

vivo — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:05:46 +0000

34. Old Soldier:

“So by Pat J and Vivo’s logic, Nixon could not have been impeached”

Do you understand the difference between impeachment and coup d’etat?

Want to read what HONDURANS have to say?

http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1974/68/