UPDATE: 6/28/2009 At Bottom
Freedom hating governments all over the world are doing their level best to destroy what little since of democracy they have. First the uprising in Iran; and now Manuel Zelaya, president of Honduras, is trying to hold a referendum to change the country’s constitution so that he can remain in power.
Manuel Zelaya of Honduras
It should be no surprise that Manuel Zelaya is being backed by Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez; both having a strangle hold on their respective countries for years. The Honduras Supreme Court has declared Manuel Zelaya’s referendum illegal, but what does that matter when you’re a dictator hell bent on remaining in power?
On Friday, Zelaya led thousands of supporters to the airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras to seize referendum ballots before they could be destroyed on court order. Currently under the country’s constitution, Manuel Zelaya is barred from seeking re-election when his term is over in January. He is trying to change that, just as Chavez did.
“Congress cannot investigate me, much less remove me or stage a technical coup against me because I am honest, I’m a free president and nobody scares me,”
“But we have to forgive them. Glory to God! We have to forgive, and I know who to forgive because the people are my support and my best ally in this political process,” he said.
It sure is interesting to see these countries all over the world fighting like heck for freedom and democracy while we here in the free world are giving it away daily. See Cap and Trade, Healthcare, the stimulus and an assortment of freedom and economy killing pieces of legislation put forth by Obama and the Democrats.
Honduras is currently a part of the ALBA trade bloc led by Chavez of Venezuela; the nine member group, which includes Cuba, released a statement saying that all of its members would mobilize in order to protect the Honduras referendum and Manuel Zelaya.
UPDATE 6/28/2009: Manuel Zelaya Arrested
Honduras President Manuel Zelaya was detained by the military shortly before voting was to begin on his constitutional referendum.
President Barack Obama is “concerned”. Seems like Obama is concerned about everything these days. Read the story here.
Manuel Zelaya Melon
June 27th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I am a proud Honduran ashamed of my president. Whatever Mr. Manuel Zelaya says is false. He only has the support of those he has payed. I personally witnessed people making line to be payed in exchange for their support. The course of action he has taken and seeks to continue pushing is a replica of similar processes in countries like Boliva, Ecuador and even worst Venezuela. If the world community stills calls these democracies then the defenition of democracy has surely changed. Please help honest Hondurans spread the word. Stop this man! The Armed Forces, National Congress, Supreme Court, Private Business Chambers, Teachers Associations, Catholic and Christian Churches and more social groups have all said NO to this ILLEGAL REFERENDUM.
June 27th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
I am a honduran, living in Honduras and you are expressing what the majority of us feel. Our presidents lies are more evident every second!!!
Thanks for your support!
June 27th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Mel Zelaya is trying to vistimize himself! he is doing the same thing as hugo chavez did in venezuela, even the same lies! instead of waiting money in advertising the so called “poll” why dont he uses it to give medicines to the poor and investing in the coutrys infrastructure. and above all this he lies, cheats himself to become presidente, has killed people, drugs himself. by far this is the worst kind of animal that has become president of Honduras!
June 28th, 2009 at 3:05 am
Mel Zelaya is an evil person trying to destroy Honduras economy by weakening the Rich. This close minded (not even a politician no more) and Dictator wannabe will bring Honduras back in time and have make its ignorant people who vote in this ridiculus referendum loose their liberty, their only posetions and will have this country in a couple of years just like Venezuela with no private industries or like cubans prostituting themselves to eat. This is not a Rich country but we have our blessings and we are good at least the peoverty limits it self to eating rice and beans and not starvation. This President MEL should be encarcellated and punished for his crimes against freedom. Mel Zelaya is a Wolf on a lamb suit.
June 28th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
Hurray for a military coup! Now that is democracy in action!
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