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From : watchoutamerica
Added: Jul 6, 2009
International media has failed to tell the true story of the Honduran crises. As a result many world leaders have made a rush to judgement to support Mr. Zelaya and oppose the Constitutional Government . The Supreme Court, Congress and military, with overwhelming support from Honduran citizens, took bold and courageous action to protect the integrity of the Honduran Constitution. Pictures of last weeks historic events are shown shown which were not aired on mainstream international media, including rallies involving tens of thousands supporting the government. (one rally was attended by over 70,000.) http://honduras.com/newspapers.htm http://lagringasblogicito.blogspot.com/search/label/Honduran%20democratic%20crisis The video also includes an Open Letter to Mr. Zelaya from a Honduran citizen which reflects the opinion of thousands who have filled the internet with their outrage at the world community's support of this would be dictator and his rogue friends. The video also includes a layman's explanation of the Constitutional and legal issues by a Honduran legal scholar, Octavio Sanchez*. "Under our Constitution, what happened in Honduras this last Sunday? Soldiers arrested and took out of the country a Honduran citizen that, the day before, through his actions had stripped himself of the presidency of Honduras. These are the hard facts. Last Friday Mister Zelaya, with his cabinet, issued a decree ordering all government employees to take part in the Public Opinion Poll to convene a National Constitutional Assembly (Presidential Decree PCM-020). The decree was published on Saturday on the official newspaper. With this event, Mister Zelaya triggered a constitutional protection that automatically removed him from office. The key legal elements for that constitutional protection to be triggered are the following ones. Constitutional assemblies are convened to write new constitutions. In Honduras, you have 365 articles that can be changed by Congress. When Zelaya published that decree to regulate an opinion poll about the possibility of convening a national assembly he acted against the unchangeable articles of the constitution that deal with the prohibition of reelecting a president and of extending his term. His actions showed intent. How is that kind of intent sanctioned in our Constitution? With the immediate removal of those involved in the action as stated in article 239 of the Constitution which reads: No citizen that has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or Vice-President. 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. Notice that the rule speaks about intent and that it also says immediately as in instant, as in no trial required, as in no impeachment needed. This immediate sanction might sound draconian, but every country knows its own enemies and it is the black letter of our supreme law. Requiring no previous trial might be crazy, but in Latin America a President is no ordinary citizen, it is the most powerful figure of the land and historically the figure has been above the law. To prevent that officer from using its power to stay in office Honduras has constitutional rules such as the mentioned one. I am extremely proud of my compatriots. Finally, we have decided to stand up and become a country of laws, not men. From now on, here, no one will be above the law. ——- * Lawyer (J.D. Universidad Nacional Autonóma de Honduras; LL.M. Harvard Law School). Former Presidential Advisor (2002-2005) and Minister of Culture (2005-2006) of the Republic of Honduras. A blogger has written: "Historically, America has supported liberty against tyranny throughout the world. Many Americans have died heroically in this cause. But our government is on the other side now, as its reactions to recent events in Iran and Honduras make all the more obvious." Hopefully, the people will awaken and be inspired by those in places like Iran and Honduras who yearn for freedom and are still willing to fight for it. VIVA HONDURAS
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