on the way out...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091210/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup
Thus has a power-hungry strongman been brought down by the nation's
institutions. Preferably the courts and congress should have done so
without military involvement through an established procedure. The
Constitution should be amendable by out-of-power voters, but never
by an in-power executive leader like Zelaya.
From the article:
"
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras' interim government said
Wednesday night it has authorized ousted President Manuel Zelaya
to leave the country and go to Mexico, and a Mexican official
confirmed talks were under way on that possibility.
Zelaya told Radio Globo he was negotiating what he called a
"consensual solution" to his stay in the Brazilian Embassy,
where he has been holed up — surrounded by soldiers — since
slipping back into Honduras on Sept. 21.
Zelaya said he had talked with both Mexican President Felipe
Calderon and Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. The talks
apparently centered on a dignified solution for Zelaya, who has
refused any form of political asylum that might hinder his efforts
to drum up opposition to the forces that removed him from the
presidency in a coup June 28.
Zelaya said he wanted "a negotiated solution ... that respected
the law, and respected my office" as president.
He suggested he wanted a status that would "allow me to continue
my (political) actions abroad." He operated a sort of government-in-exile
from other Latin American nations after being ousted.
"
Originally posted by eljefejesusThere is no such thing as a "strongman" national leader who has no control over his nation's army. Anyway, the Honduran army has urinated on the trees surrounding the civilian leadership: 'there will be no change to the constitution that was foisted on the country by a murderous military dictatorship in 1982'.
Thus has a power-hungry strongman been brought down by the nation's
institutions. Preferably the courts and congress should have done so
without military involvement through an established procedure.
Originally posted by FMFWhy do you think you're in a position to tell the honduran people what leader they should have?
There is no such thing as a "strongman" national leader who has no control over his nation's army. Anyway, the Honduran army has urinated on the trees surrounding the civilian leadership: 'there will be no change to the constitution that was foisted on the country by a murderous military dictatorship in 1982'.
They don't want Zelaya, get over it.
Originally posted by generalissimoI'm not. Don't be silly. The military dictatorship in 1982 continues to be... with their Reform = Treason Constitution. That's my point. Term limits are one of the most profoundly undemocratic things going.
Why do you think you're in a position to tell the honduran people what leader they should have?
Do you also think Zelaya, without the support of the police, or the army, was a "strongman"?
Originally posted by FMFI don't think constitutional reform is treason, anyone who suggests that is a moron, however, like I said before there was no attempt to reform the constitution, zelaya only wanted to change the term limits, something that only suited himself.
I'm not. Don't be silly. The military dictatorship in 1982 continues to be... with their Reform = Treason Constitution. That's my point. Term limits are one of the most profoundly undemocratic things going.
Do you also think Zelaya, without the support of the police, or the army, was a "strongman"?
No, I don't think that at all.
Originally posted by eljefejesusdon't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!
on the way out...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091210/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_honduras_coup
Thus has a power-hungry strongman been brought down by the nation's
institutions. Preferably the courts and congress should have done so
without military involvement through an established procedure. The
Constitution should be amendable by out-of-powe ...[text shortened]... sort of government-in-exile
from other Latin American nations after being ousted.
"