Most of you don’t care about the country of HONDURAS, hell, most of you probably don’t know where it is (CENTRAL AMERICA) but I think what is going on there, may be important to the entire continent.
I don’t pretend to know all the facts but what I do know is that the president of Honduras MANUEL ZELAYA, decided to have the people vote on a change to their constitution to allow him to remain president longer than is allowed by the constitution currently.
Knowing that the president is best buds with HUGO CHAVEZ of Venezuela as well as other LEFTIST presidents, I would venture to say that this was a power grab ala Chavez, who basically made himself president for life in Venezuela.
The supreme court of Honduras, as well as the legislature ruled the vote illegal and unconstitutional and the army woke Manuel up recently and spirited him away to Costa Rica telling him to stay out. A new president was quickly named by the legislature and sworn into office.
Most countries, including ours, condemned the bloodless COUP and demanded that the legally elected president be placed back in power. Manuel has even promised not to change the constitution if he is allowed to regain his presidency.
I realize that on the surface, overthrowing legally elected rulers should be a no-no BUT what if, like Chavez of Venezuela, a popular president dupes the “poor” and “uneducated” masses with promises of riches, into making him or her, an emperor for life. Is this in the best interests of the country and its people? In Venezuela, the poor are still poorer than dirt, I know, I was there.
In Cuba, the people remain poor as dirt with no chance of advancing anywhere. Only when Castro dies will change (maybe) come and people (like in China) can grow and prosper.
Turkey is another example. If the army was not a strong SECULAR army, Turkey would be a theocracy like Iran is today.
The U.S. democracy is based on representative government and the rule of law (actually a republic) which radiates from the people and our system has worked for us quite well BUT it is not for everyone.
In many countries, the masses can be asses or at least easily duped into voting for something they will end up regretting for a good long time; take IRAN for instance, now they can’t get rid of the shit-heads they put into power.
Same with Honduras; the president there was trying to grab power and join his other power grabbing presidents in the area and maybe make the entire area a communist empire.
I don’t want to resurrect the “domino theory” of spreading communism but I do think there is something rotten going on here and the U.S. better wake up and take notice or people again will be denied their basic freedoms to pursue happiness in their own country.
I don’t pretend to know all the facts but what I do know is that the president of Honduras MANUEL ZELAYA, decided to have the people vote on a change to their constitution to allow him to remain president longer than is allowed by the constitution currently.
Knowing that the president is best buds with HUGO CHAVEZ of Venezuela as well as other LEFTIST presidents, I would venture to say that this was a power grab ala Chavez, who basically made himself president for life in Venezuela.
The supreme court of Honduras, as well as the legislature ruled the vote illegal and unconstitutional and the army woke Manuel up recently and spirited him away to Costa Rica telling him to stay out. A new president was quickly named by the legislature and sworn into office.
Most countries, including ours, condemned the bloodless COUP and demanded that the legally elected president be placed back in power. Manuel has even promised not to change the constitution if he is allowed to regain his presidency.
I realize that on the surface, overthrowing legally elected rulers should be a no-no BUT what if, like Chavez of Venezuela, a popular president dupes the “poor” and “uneducated” masses with promises of riches, into making him or her, an emperor for life. Is this in the best interests of the country and its people? In Venezuela, the poor are still poorer than dirt, I know, I was there.
In Cuba, the people remain poor as dirt with no chance of advancing anywhere. Only when Castro dies will change (maybe) come and people (like in China) can grow and prosper.
Turkey is another example. If the army was not a strong SECULAR army, Turkey would be a theocracy like Iran is today.
The U.S. democracy is based on representative government and the rule of law (actually a republic) which radiates from the people and our system has worked for us quite well BUT it is not for everyone.
In many countries, the masses can be asses or at least easily duped into voting for something they will end up regretting for a good long time; take IRAN for instance, now they can’t get rid of the shit-heads they put into power.
Same with Honduras; the president there was trying to grab power and join his other power grabbing presidents in the area and maybe make the entire area a communist empire.
I don’t want to resurrect the “domino theory” of spreading communism but I do think there is something rotten going on here and the U.S. better wake up and take notice or people again will be denied their basic freedoms to pursue happiness in their own country.
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