Honduras

The events taking place in Honduras are not a coup. They are the legitimate upholding of the nation's Constitution ordered by the Supreme Court of Honduras. Former President Zelaya violated the nation's constitution by having a referendum vote to overturn the Constitution within six months of a presidential election. His reason for the overturn was to remove the ban on re-elections (so he could stay in power.) The planned Novemeber election will go forward, and I urge the U.S. to defend the nation's legitimate leadership now in power. Should Venezuela invade, as they have threatened by placing their armed forces on high alert over the incident, we should defend Honduras.

Zelaya says the Constitution should be overturned because it benefits the countries elites. Hugo Chavez, the reports I've read, says he defends Zelaya against a revolt by the region's poor. This makes no sense to me. Our leaders in the United States have called it a coup and deny any involvement in its occuring. While I know we had nothing to do with it, this was not a coup. More as I get it later. Thank you for reading.