I really can not believe what is happening here in American and what our government is doing with the crisis down in Honduras. We must pay close attention to what is going on down there. This could very well be a wake-up call for some Americans that are still so apathetic they wouldn't know what do to if they couldn't watch T.V. If you remember a couple of weeks ago President Obama and Robert Gibbs said that we (the United States) should not get involved with the protest over in Iran. Did you hear that? We should not get involved with the freedom loving people over in Iran, that are being brutalized by their government. Don't get involved with that, let the government crush freedom over there, let the government shoot innocent women for wanting nothing more than a chance at freedom.
So now we have a so-called "coup" that happened in Honduras and the first ones on the bandwagon saying that the no other president will be recognized but the one that was thrown out, Mel Zelaya, and that he needs to be reinstated is Hugo Chavez, Castro, and Obama. And What do these three have in common?
So another question: Why did it take two weeks for our President to come out with any kind of backing for the people of Iran, and only a day to shout the people down in Honduras? A little history about what happened in Honduras will provide us with some light for this question, and a hint at what is to come here in the United States.
Now a little history on the Ex-President of Honduras: He is a socialist, praised for his economic policies and social reforms. His foreign policy involves allying himself with Hugo Chavez, adhering Honduras to the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, and of course the periodic attacks he makes on the United States. In 2007 he ordered all the country's television and radio stations to broadcast simultaneous interviews with himself and government ministers for two hours a day, making a grab for media control.
In 2009 Zelaya caused uproar with his call to have a referendum in June to decide about convening a Constitutional National Assembly to approve a new political constitution in order to allow the President to be re-elected, given that the current constitution only allows a president to serve for a single term. The constitution explicitly bars changes to some of its clauses, including the term limit.
The referendum was ruled unlawful by Honduras's highest court. Zelaya then rejected the ruling and sacked Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, the head of Honduras's armed forces. In addition to the Supreme Court, Zelaya's referendum was declared illegal by the Congress, the country's attorney general, and the country's top electoral body. Then this past Sunday he was removed from power by the military. This caused an uproar by the world's socialist, including our own President. Here are some highlights:
Hugo Chavez has blamed the CIA.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced what he called the “criminal, brutal” action undertaken by the Honduran military and to demand that Zelaya be placed back in power.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his nation will not recognize a Honduran government without Zelaya as president as he was, Lula said, democratically elected.
Nine leftist countries, including Venezuela, have pulled their ambassadors from Honduras following what they are referring to a “coup d’état” against Zelaya and his politics.
United States President Barack Obama has called for the reinstatement of Zelaya and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States would be working for towards establishing “democratic order” in Honduras. It's not surprising that chavistas throughout the region are claiming that he was victim of a military coup. They want to hide the fact that the military was acting on a court order to defend the rule of law and the constitution, and that the Congress asserted itself for that purpose, too
So now we return to our question: Why is our President so eager to stick his nose in this countries affairs but tells the freedom loving people in Iran that we do not want to be seen as meddling? Here is your answer. The president of Honduras Mel Zelaya was removed from office because he wanted to change his nations constitution so he could be President again. Sound a little familiar? Our President wants to and already has run all over our Constitution. The WSJ says: "It seems that President Mel Zelaya miscalculated when he tried to emulate the success of his good friend Hugo in reshaping the Honduran Constitution to his liking. But Honduras is not out of the Venezuelan woods yet. Yesterday the Central American country was being pressured to restore the authoritarian Mr. Zelaya by the likes of Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega, Hillary Clinton and, of course, Hugo himself. The Organization of American States, having ignored Mr. Zelaya's abuses, also wants him back in power. It will be a miracle if Honduran patriots can hold their ground. Honduras is fighting back by strictly following the constitution. The Honduran Congress met in emergency session yesterday and designated its president as the interim executive as stipulated in Honduran law. It also said that presidential elections set for November will go forward. The Supreme Court later said that the military acted on its orders."
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124623220955866301.html
So lets see, the people of Honduras and most of its government are following their own laws and Constitution yet the international socialist communities, of which we are now part of, says that the law breaker should be put back into power. A little of our future here? I think so. We already have most everyone in our government running all over our Constitution and our laws. These people are trying to set up precedent for their own abuses that, quite frankly, they have already perpetrated on us, on our way of life, on our freedoms and on our Constitution. It must stop, Wake Up America.
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday the coup that ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was illegal and would set a "terrible precedent" of transition by military force unless it was reversed."
Could it be that the President is afraid of the same thing happening here? I do not doubt our soldiers bravery in fighting our wars, but are our soldiers brave enough to cross that Rubicon if it comes to that? Are our soldiers and cops brave enough and moral enough to say "no! we are not going to enforce these laws, they are unconstitutional?" Can anyone say "seat belt laws or helmet laws?" But that is another story.
"It would be a terrible precedent if we start moving backwards into the era in which we are seeing military coups as a means of political transition, rather than democratic elections," Obama continued.
News flash for you Mr. President this wasn't a military coup. Their military was enforcing their own laws, that their own Congress passed, and their own Supreme Court is upholding.
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKTRE55S5J220090629?sp=true
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