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CRS Report: Honduran 'coup' appears legit |
2009-09-25 |
A new report from the Congressional Research Service bears out what our editorial board has been pointing out for months now: The situation in Honduras should not be a cause for concern in Washington. It should a relief. President Zelaya, who was attempting to subvert the constitutional order of Honduras by seeking re-election (considered a crime there) was removed from office by the order of civilian authorities, and the constitutional order of succession was honored afterward. The legal arguments made in the report, which was prepared by Senior Foreign Law Specialist Norma Gutierrez, are quite intricate and based in Honduran law. But the bottom line is this:
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Posted by:Fred |
#2 I see the publishing of this as a slap across OHBlahblahblah"s face. He's been pronuncing this completely legal removal with the COUP lie. And this proves he's dead wrong. That's Dangerous, telling the Dictator he's wrong can get your neck stretched. |
Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-09-25 18:10 |
#1 Why should compliance with the Honduran Constitution bother the Beltway Bandits anymore than the constraints of the American Constitution? /rhet question. It's all about power to them. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-09-25 08:33 |