THE Organisation of American States has expelled Honduras in reaction to last week's military coup, which ousted the president, Manuel Zelaya.
Mr Zelaya, who was exiled by the coup leaders, expressed his intention to return to his home country yesterday.
Two brief comments (among many others that could be made):
ReplyDeleteThe proposal to hold early elections to "resolve" things is moot since they wouldn't be legitimate under the circumstances.
It is of little practical value for Zelaya to try to enter the country anymore (for the time being); if for anything, because they simply aren't going to let him in.
Why Zelaya's actions were legal.
ReplyDeleteEither way both the USA (although it denies it) as well as the Honduran oligarchy are working a battle of attrition in regard to the president, not that he will never return (although this might be the case) - but that the Honduran people will never be able to exercise participatory democracy.
ReplyDeleteyes this is an excellent article, I posted the link on my site early on from the original post
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ReplyDeleteMara, why can't Zelaya seek an agreement with the Honduran legislature and supreme court to return? His term ends in a few months anyway. Isn't this a face saving way out for all involved?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the "opinion poll" could be modified to allow people to run for president indefinitely as long as they didn't run for contiguous terms. (Could be president for 4 years, followed by 4 years out of office, followed by being president for another 4 years, etc.) I mean, aren't many Hondurans asking their leaders: "can't we get along?"
The best advice I can give is to go back in history to examine the "record" of the oligarchy when it comes to reforms in the country. A good place to begin is with the 1963 coup against Ramon Villeda Morales.
ReplyDeleteThere is someone that apparently kept his integrity amidst the fray. It was Edmundo Orellana Mercado. He resigned over the consultation (he uses the correct term instead of "referendum"), but not because it was illegal. He lays it out in his letter of resignation. If I were Honduran and somehow the country were to opt for a caretaker gov't until elections could be held, Edmundo Orellana Mercado would be my choice to head it.
ReplyDeleteHey Anand, dipshit, it is not about getting another term - it is about participatory democracy monkey. There is no term re-up, it cannot even be accomplished and was not even an ancillary goal. So why don't you take your propaganda that you read and shove it where it does not shine.
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos Mara, i will use some later today
ReplyDeletev, a majority of the Honduran legislature supports the coup, so it isn't as simple as you might think.
ReplyDeleteI don't know the Honduran constitution. What percent of the legislature has to vote to remove a sitting president? Whatever the percentage is, I believe that the majority that supports ousting Zelaya isn't that large. Therefore, legally, the legislature cannot remove Zelaya under the Honduran constitution (am I right about this?)
For the sake of the Honduran people, Zelaya, the legislature and the Supreme Court should seek some kind of agreement on ending this impasse (probably Zelaya returning to power and agreeing not to try to run for reelection.) The current instability is bad for the Honduran economy and the Honduran people. The politicos seem to be playing politics without sufficient regard to the welfare of the Honduran people.
Hey Anand, I am sicjk and tired of your gross ignorance and your fucked up assumptions based on zip. If you do not know anything about this - AND YOU DON'T - than shut up
ReplyDeleteOther than that it is always to knee jerk reaction Anand, to kill oligarchic and imperial ass. Go brush your brown teeth for the sake of your health :)
ReplyDeleteOther than that it is always to knee jerk reaction Anand, to kiss oligarchic and imperial ass. Go brush your brown teeth for the sake of your health
ReplyDeleteOther than that it is always your knee jerk reaction Anand, to kiss oligarchic and imperial ass. Go brush your brown teeth for the sake of your health
ReplyDeleteMara, do you know what I find to be the most obscene photo in the bunch? Number 27, marching against Zelaya. Note he "color coded" semmetry of their march, the smirks and smiles on their faces. However, notice most of all how they are unmolested by the powers that be, the thin aprox. 20% layer of fat around the oligarchy, eh? While the majority, the 80 plus % who live in poverty are hounded, beaten, molested, and shot. It does not tale rocket science to spot the photo op of the corrupt status quo
ReplyDeleteMara, do you know what I find to be the most obscene photo in the bunch? Number 27, marching against Zelaya. Note the "color coded" semmetry of their march, the smirks and smiles on their faces. However, notice most of all how they are unmolested by the powers that be, the thin aprox. 20% layer of fat around the oligarchy, eh? While the majority, the 80 plus % who live in poverty are hounded, beaten, molested, and shot. It does not take rocket science to spot the photo op of the corrupt status quo in the bunch
ReplyDeleteTrying to translate the letter but {Jeesshh!} it is turning out much more difficult than I had envisioned. The guy seems kind of like a cross between a novelist and a lawyer. I had to rewrite one sentence three times and I'm not sure I got it right even with that! >:o
ReplyDeleteWill try to continue tomorrow....