Honduras: This Is Not A Coup?

It would seem the ouster of Honduras' President is not a coup according to their High Court. Via Fausta, who has more.

Please read the 1:50PM update. The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice has confirmed that Honduran president Manuel Zelaya was detained this morning by the military in compliance with an order of the courts of law.

Comments

[seekeronos]

Bully for the Hondurans for standing up for their Constitution over the empty words of a power-hungry statist chavista!

Would that we "Norteamericanos" have the courage to do the same.

[Philip McDaniel]

Following the advice of Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, and various other socialist ideologs, our clueless-in-chief, President Chucklehead has pronounced that the removal of President Zelaya on authority of the Congress of the Republic of Honduras and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Honduras is illegal.
Never mind that the people of Honduras don’t trust and want Zelaya’s so-called referendum, our Messiah has spoken. Gunboat diplomacy in the Americas hasn’t changed, just the players and methods.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8125292.stm

Notice however that no mention was made of the demonstrations of people in support of the congress, supreme court and military. Their views are apparently of no value once the wise ones have spoken.

[mark l.]

i'm looking for our domestic left's talking points. they all are talk around the fact that military/supreme court/congress of honduras thought this would be for the best.

how do they condemn this without a villian?

obama wants to prop a govt up based on his liberal leanings?

[joyMc]

Obama appears to identify with a side here that clearly has no leg to stand on, morally or legally speaking. Zelaya was removed because he tried in opposition to his own country's constitution to remain in the office of president longer than was legal. Had he remained in office, it would have been the duty of the Honduran military to stop obeying his orders and the duty of the Honduran legislature to stop allowing him to sign laws, issue presidential directives etc. It would have been the duty of Honduran law inforcement to arrest him.It would have been the duty of Honduran courts to prosecute him. He fortunately was prevented from remaining. He was rightly removed. If Obama backs this man, Obama is going to have to explain his position come 2012 election time. It is not surprising that Chavez, Ortega and Castro consider the removal of Zelaya improper. They all have overstayed in their own ways. They on the other hand so far have been successful. Therefore they have much in common with Zelaya. How much does our president have in common with this despot Zelaya? A great deal it seems. Hopefully Obama will also fail if he attempts to circumvent or change presidential term limitations as he believes Zelaya is right in doing. Are Americans so passive and simple minded that they will allow it? We will see.