To Coup or Not to Coup
Sunday June 28, 2009
That's the question in Honduras, apparently, after President Manuel Zelaya tried to call what the country's highest court said was an illegal constitutional referendum to allow his reelection (got Hugo Chavez deja vu?), Zelaya fired the head of the military for not supporting the referendum, the military busting into the presidential palace this morning and hauling Zelaya off in his PJs, Zelaya asking for asylum in Costa Rica, the new interim president saying there was no coup, and Zelaya's seemingly sole friend, Chavez, threatening to go to war over the coup.
Now, predictably, there's unrest in the streets and nuevo leader Roberto Micheletti has ordered a 48-hour curfew and the U.N. is set to take up the crisis on Monday.
And Chavez? Still itching for a fight.
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Everyone interested at the situation in Honduras should know:
•That the honduran people has resisted stoically for over 3 years the governo of an individual that changed its mind at every tip creating confrontation between the institutions of the state.
•That the honduran people had as president someone who considered Honduras as his particular state.
•That his continued reject of the law has been the custom and not the exception.
•That his intention its and have been to seek indefinite reelection trying to becoming a Chavez line dictator.
•That the venerable Army of the Republic of Honduras did only the will of the law by removing Manuel Zelaya Rosales from the presidency.
•That Honduras is only in a process of transition of powers as is written in the constitution of our Republic.
•That several contries are trying to meddle into our soberanity by promising to send troops into our country to reinstate a fellow chavista to power
Please help us to change the denomination that the international news networs give to this situation naming it a “Coup of Etat” when what is really going is a peaceful transition of power as is written by law and that will avoid Honduras to become another Chavez Filial.
This is a legal removal of a president whom is in violation of the Honduran Constitution.
Zelaya’s actions of the past 5 months have been in blantant disregard for the Honduran Constituion, which he sought to rewrite, the Honduran Supreme Court, which he has undermined, the Honduran Congress, which he has tried to delegitimize,the Honduran Military, which he has tried to purge, his own party that has resisted Hug Chavez, and 72% of the Honduran public, that feel disenfranchised by Zelaya. This was not a coup. Zelaya was legally removed by the military at the request of the Honduran Congress and the Honduran Supreme Court that have the following two articles of the Honduran Constitution as the legal authority to do so;
ARTICULO 239.- El ciudadano que haya desempeñado la titularidad del Poder Ejecutivo no podrá ser Presidente o Designado.
El que quebrante esta disposición o proponga su reforma, así como aquellos que lo apoyen directa o indirectamente, cesarán de inmediato en el desempeño de sus respectivos cargos, y quedarán inhabilitados por diez años para el ejercicio de toda función pública.
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TRANSLATION – Article 239.- The citizen that has been the head of the Execute Branch cannot be President or Vice-President (again).
Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform, as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years.
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ARTICULO 205.- Corresponden al Congreso Nacional las atribuciones siguientes:
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15. Declarar si ha lugar o no a formación de causa contra el Presidente
20. Aprobar o improbar la conducta administrativa del Poder Ejecutivo, Poder Judicial y ….
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TRANSLATION – Article 205 – Congress has the following authority:
15 To indict the President
20 To approve or disapprove of the administrative conduct of the Execurive Branch, …
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Why is Obama now meddling in the internal affairs of a soveriegn nation and why is he siding with Hugo Chavez against the nation of Honduras?