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  Political Constitution of Honduras of 1982
  
  ARTICULO 239.- El ciudadano que haya desempeñado la titularidad del Poder Ejecutivo no podrá ser Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República.
  
  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 (10) años para el ejercicio de toda función pública.
  
  Article 239 - Any citizen who has exercised the authority of Chief Executive cannot be President or Vicepresident of the Republic.
  
  Whoever violates this requirement or attempts its alteration, as well as those who aid directly or indirectly, immediately are relieved of the exercise of their respective positions and are disqualified for 10 years from holding any public office.
  
  ARTICULO 272.- Las Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, son una Institución Nacional de carácter permanente, esencialmente profesional, apolítica, obediente y no deliberante.
  
  Se constituyen para defender la integridad territorial y la soberanía de la República, mantener la paz, el orden público y el imperio de la Constitución, los principios de libre sufragio y la alternabilidad en el ejercicio de la Presidencia de la República.
  
  Cooperarán con la Policía Nacional en la Conservación del orden público.
  
  A efecto de garantizar el libre ejercicio del sufragio, la custodia, transporte y vigilancia de los materiales electorales y demás aspectos de la seguridad del proceso, el Presidente de la República, pondrá a las Fuerzas Armadas a disposición del Tribunal Nacional de Elecciones, desde un mes antes de las elecciones, hasta la declaratoria de las mismas.
  
  Article 272 - The Armed Forces of Honduras are a permanent national institution, necessarily professional, apolitical, obedient and not deliberative.
  
  They exist to defend the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of the Republic, keep the peace, public order and the rule of the Constitution, the principles of free sufferage and the alternating succession of the exercise of the Presidency of the Republic.
  
  They cooperate with the National Police in the maintenance of the public order.
  
  For the purpose of ensuring the free exercise of suffrage, the custody, transport and guarding of electoral materials and other aspects of the security of the process, the President of the Republic will place the Armed Forces under the orders of the National Election Court from one month before the elections until the resolution of the same.
  

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Honduras and democracy
neo-neocon — ... Perhaps Honduran Congressman Toribio Aguilera, the man who said Obama doesn’t understand the danger of Chavez and Castro, could patiently explain all of this to our current president. But my guess is that Obama already knows these things. And if Obama is defending the sort of “democracy” practiced by Zelaya, it’s a very ominous sign indeed. ...

Obama stands with Castro, Chavez and Ortega
Power Line — ... and President Obama sides with the Fidel Castro and this thug epigones Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega. As the Honduran President Mel Zelaya sought to conduct an illegal referendum to extend his rule, the Honduran military sought to enforce the rule of law by removing Zelaya from the scene. Mary Anastasia Grady explains: ...

Today’s podcast: Honduras’s bold move to defend its democracy
Fausta's Blog — Today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern: The Honduran government sends its president on a permanent vacation; by doing so, they saved their democracy.

A Different Perspective on Honduras
The Corner on National Review Online — ... Monday, June 29, 2009 [image] A Different Perspective on Honduras [Duncan Currie] The Journal s Mary O Grady criticizes Hillary Clinton and defends the actions of the Honduran military . ...

Honduras – short version
No Runny Eggs — ... , and to most of her readers for a very lively discussion in the post. For the benefit of those who have been following the likes of The News Organization That Cannot Be Quoted™ instead of the likes of The Wall Street Journal’s Mary Anastasia O’Grady, allow me to give the Cliff’s Notes version: ...

A Coup Or Protecting The Constitution In Honduras?
Right Wing News — South America is known for unstable governments, coups, and loud mouthed strong men. With that in mind, when most people heard that the military had deposed the President of Honduras, it was just another sad chapter in that continent's checkered history -- but something very different is actually going on there , That (Deposed President Mel Zelaya) acted as if he were above the law, there is no doubt. While Honduran law allows for a constitutional rewrite, the power to open that door does not lie with the president. A constituent assembly can only be called through a national ...

Yes, It Is a Coup
The Moderate Voice — ... The Wall Street Journal’s editors certainly agree with that assessment. In an op-ed written by Mary Anastasia O’Grady, titled “Honduras Defends Its Democracy,” we learn that Pres. Zelaya was “sent packing” because he “acted as if he were above the law.” ...

Did Mr. Miyagi Give Foreign Policy Lessons to a Young Obama-san?
PoliGazette — ... How can we explain the Obama administration’s quick and one-sided response to this affair other than by taking into consideration the Left’s tendency to sympathize with Marxist dictators like Chavez and wannabe dictators like Zelaya? For an excellent analysis in defense of the Honduran government, see the Wall Street Journal:  http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124623220955866301.html  ...

Hugo Chávez Shouldn’t be the Issue
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts — ... A good example of this can be found in a piece in today’s WSJ by Mary Anastasia O’Grady: Honduras Defends Its Democracy which starts with the following sentence: “Hugo Chávez’s coalition-building efforts suffered a setback yesterday when the Honduran military sent its president packing for abusing the nation’s constitution.” ...

Honduras defends its democracy
Fausta's Blog — ... adhered to. This is why Zelaya was removed from power: all branches of government and the country’s institutions recognized that he had broken the law. Again, the military - by placing him in an airplane to Costa Rica early Sunday morning before he carried through the unlawful poll - acted in compliance with the Supreme Court and the Honduran Congress. Enforcing the Honduran Constitution: Mary O’Grady, in today’s Wall Street Journal, writes (emphasis added), Honduras is fighting back by strictly ...

Does Barack Obama Like Democracy?
Wizbang — ... kind of backbone toward the Mullahs and Ahmadinejad, and even then it was obviously a reluctant gesture as he still didn't put his full support behind the protesters and their fight for freedom and democracy. Now there's a upheaval in Honduras as its former president, Manuel Zelaya, tried to unilaterally - and illegally - change his country's constitution so he could increase his power. In other words, he wanted to tyrannically force himself onto the Honduran people. As a result, the Honduran Supreme Court stepped in to protect its country's constitution and ordered that ...

Throwdown in Tegucigalpa
Hit & Run — ... It is difficult to fully agree with Mary Anastasia O'Grady's piece in the Wall Street Journal defending the coup as a necessary step towards to saving Honduran democracy, and I am inclined to side with this ...

Envy [Darleen Click]
protein wisdom — Military coup in Honduras? Not really 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. [...] That Mr. Zelaya acted as if he were above the law, there is no doubt. While Honduran law allows for a constitutional rewrite, the power to open that door does not lie with the ...

links for 2009-06-29
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: north_korea Missle_Defense) Honduras Defends Its Democracy – Fidel Castro and Hillary Clinton Object Hugo Chávez's coalition-building efforts suffered a setback yesterday when the Honduran military sent its ...

No Enemies to the Left
Chicago Boyz — ... as a “coup d’etat” when they were really a last-ditch attempt by the Honduran political establishment to block Zelaya — who is being aided by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez — from holding an illegal referendum in an attempt to circumvent term limits on his office. The Obama administration is siding with Fidel Castro, Daniel Ortega and Chavez against the democratic Honduran government in an attempt to get Zelaya reinstated. (Mary O’Grady’s excellent column is a good summary of the events and issues. ...

Links for 2009-06-29 [del.icio.us]
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... he’s not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” But many of his loyalists expect one and remain at the ready for 2012. When dozens of former Romney aides and advisers convened on the terrace of Charlie Spies’ fashionable Penn Quarter loft earlier this year on a warm February night, the purpose was ostensibly to help raise money for the Virginia state House race of Romney strategist Barbara Comstock. Honduras Defends Its Democracy - Fidel Castro and Hillary Clinton Object Hugo ...

Judging a president by the crowd he hangs out with
Hyscience — ... People can be judged by the crowd they hang out with, and on Honduras, we have Zelaya, Chavez, Castro, Ortega, and the Obama administration - all supportive of radical leftists and dictatorships. This, as Honduras Defends Its Democracy against the gang of ...

Liberal New Republic Article Actually Makes Sense on Honduras 'Coup'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — The left can try to brush off articles in the Wall Street Journal or the National Review about the "coup" in Honduras as "rightwing propaganda." However, they will have a much harder time applying such a label to an article about the ouster of Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya (in photo with Hugo Chavez), which appeared in the very liberal New Republic. President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should have read Festishizing the Presidency by Francisco Toro before being so quick in ...

Honduras Defending Constitution: Constitutional Succession - Defending Democracy
Stop The ACLU — ... for the American President. The question is: was this a coup d’etat or a constitutional succession? Why did the Supreme Court rule that ousted President Manuel Zelaya was subverting the rule of law in Honduras? Why did Congress rule the same? Zelaya’s term of office ends in 2010. He called for a “controversial referendum” to take place on June 28th. The referendum, if approved, would have made changes to the Honduran Constitution to allow Zelaya to run for office for another term, an action the Supreme Court says is not lawful. While Honduran law allows for a constitutional ...

The Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Fausta's Blog — ... for Cuba’s pro-democracy opposition? Where Does Cuba Find its American Spies? Guess? Cuba’s spy program deeply rooted in U.S. CURACAO Mystery Surrounds Alleged Hezbollah Links to Drug Arrests in Curacao GUATEMALA Guatemalan fears a tweet will make him a jailbird HONDURAS The Winner in Honduras: Chávez Honduras: what CNN will probably not tell you Honduras Defends Its Democracy: Fidel Castro and Hillary Clinton object. ...

The Truth About Honduras
Democracy Project — ... The truth about what’s happening in Honduras goes far beyond the platitudes being offered by Hugo Chavez, the OAS, and the Obama Administration.  The reality is a lot more complex, as Mary Anastasia O’Grady explains in her excellent column, in last Monday’s Wall Street Journal: ...

Process versus Politics: Conservatives confused about Honduran Coup
democracyarsenal.org — This post is by NSN intern Luis Vertiz The recent military coup in Honduras presents another thorny situation for President Obama to deal with. Conservatives at the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Examiner, however, have already pounced on him by demanding that he reverse his support for Honduran President Manuel Zelaya’s reinstatement to office following the military coup that exiled him to Costa Rica. Here is Mary Anastasia O’Grady from the Wall Street Journal: ...

Breaking News: Russian PM Signs some kind of Paper
¡No Pasarán! — The White House is flailing under a pall of ignorance, disorganization and unprofessionalism. It has the air of an Italian city’s Sanitation Department. In a desperate bid to not make the US into an appetizing target, the president presiding over this embarrassment is trying to find a way international policy matter that will permit him to preach to the converted, and get visible kudos on cue: arms control. Now the eternally troubled baby boomers and everyone they’re conditioned into parroting them can take get sentimental about an ...

Congressional Dems Show Anti-Democracy Roots
California Conservative — ... That bunch doesn’t listen to our Constitution. Why should we trust their opinion of another country’s constitution? Mary Anastacia O’Grady’s reporting for the WSJ outlines the constitutionally approved method for amending the Honduran constitution: ...