Democracy Gets a Win
Something important happened on November 29, 2009 in the country of Honduras. You will not see much about it on the news in the U.S. in the main stream news media. The Obama administration likely wants to keep it as quiet as possible, therefore the mainstream media will keep it quiet for them.
There was a presidential election in Honduras, to elect a new president to replace the interim president, who was serving after the Honduran supreme court had to oust the former president to save the country from becoming a dictatorship.
Back in August, President Zelaya was attempting to change the constitution and basically appoint himself to third term and stay president. He was supported by Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, and by Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and also by the American president, Barack Obama.
The Honduran supreme court found him in violation of the law, and removed him from office and forced him to leave the country. He spent several months trying to create riots and get back into the country. Fortunately the Obama administration changed their public support, and helped calm the situation.
Zelaya and his supporters made many threats to protest the election and cause problems. The election went off with very little protesting due to a large military presence at the polling places. The Honduran people had the opportunity to show that they wanted to remain a democracy. Zelaya’s party lost the election decisively.
Hopefully the Obama administration will work to make sure that Zelaya lives up to the deal he made and stop trying to cause problems. The Honduran people can then go back to a democratic rule and not end up like Venezuela.
Chavez has said he will overthrow the new government. Castro has condemned it, and so has Hillary Clinton. Yesterday Hillary accused Honduras of violating “the precepts of the Inter American Democratic Charter” and said it “should be condemned by all.”
The fight is far from over. There is hope that the American government will support the democracy of Honduras. The Honduran people have the right to be free, and govern their country the way they see fit.
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