The Honduran constitution allows its democratically elected president to serve only one four year term. It does so to prevent the possibility of a power hungry dictator (i.e. Chavez did in Venezuela) from taking control. BUT, the current Honduran president Zelaya decided once was not enough so he set out to illegally change the constitution (with the help of his good friend Hugo Chavez). FORTUNATELY, the national congress said no way, the supreme court said that what he was doing was illegal and the attorney general told him if he tried to do it he would be arrested. Zelaya pushed forward anyway and ordered the supreme military commander to carry out the logistics of the referendum to change the consitution. The commander refused and Zelaya fired him. The supreme court ordered the military commander reinstated, but the power hungry Zelaya refused. Finally, the military stood its ground, the attorney general ordered Zelaya arrested and he was exiled to Costa Rica. The rule of law prevailed. This is NOT a military coup. The Honduras constitution was upheld. The congress appointed a temporary president until the elections this November.
You'd think we would stand up and cheer. Not Obama. He says Zelaya should be reinstated...well he and Castro and Hugo Chavez, that is. They all want Zelaya back in power. Need I say more about what is happening in Washington?
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