tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post1111293614744715221..comments2024-03-22T20:18:45.865+11:00Comments on Jack Lacton: Honduras situation in a nutshellJack Lactonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07297939283546740918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-34028079833209548262009-07-10T08:23:49.372+10:002009-07-10T08:23:49.372+10:00Thanks, Krum. Good info there.Thanks, Krum. Good info there.Jack Lactonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297939283546740918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-64908437338083913102009-07-09T04:59:39.659+10:002009-07-09T04:59:39.659+10:00Here is the summary of Octavio Sanchez, a Honduran...Here is the summary of Octavio Sanchez, a Honduran lawyer.<br /><br /><i>These are the facts: On June 26, President Zelaya issued a decree ordering all government employees to take part in the "Public Opinion Poll to convene a National Constitutional Assembly." In doing so, Zelaya triggered a constitutional provision that automatically removed him from office.<br /><br />Constitutional assemblies are convened to write new constitutions. When Zelaya published that decree to initiate an "opinion poll" about the possibility of convening a national assembly, he contravened the unchangeable articles of the Constitution that deal with the prohibition of reelecting a president and of extending his term. His actions showed intent.<br /><br />Our Constitution takes such intent seriously. According to Article 239: "No citizen who has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or Vice-President. Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform [emphasis added], as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years." </i><br /><br />http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0702/p09s03-coop.html<br /><br />Here is section 239 from the Honduran Constitution.<br /><br /><i>ARTICULO 239.- El ciudadano que haya desempeñado la titularidad del Poder Ejecutivo no podrá ser Presidente o Vicepresidente de la República.<br /><br />El que quebrante esta disposición o proponga su reforma, así como aquellos que lo apoyen directa o indirectamente, cesarán de inmediato en el desempeño de sus respectivos cargos y quedarán inhabilitados por diez (10) años para el ejercicio de toda función pública.<br />* Modificado por Decreto 299/1998.<br />* Modificado por Decreto 374/2002 y ratificado por Decreto 153/2003.</i><br /><br />http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Honduras/hond05.html <br /><br />--KrumhornAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-4605855168270107242009-07-07T19:38:55.290+10:002009-07-07T19:38:55.290+10:00If what he intended was legal under the constituti...If what he intended was legal under the constitution then the Supreme Court wouldn't have declared it illegal.<br /><br />In law a 'popular consultation' <b>is</b> a referendum.<br /><br />It's what Morales, Chavez etc used, as well as what happened in East Timor.<br /><br />Better grow a brain.Jack Lactonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297939283546740918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-10244147996486288052009-07-07T17:45:38.164+10:002009-07-07T17:45:38.164+10:00I keep hearing this word "referendum" in...I keep hearing this word "referendum" in fact what Zelaya was asking for was a "popular consutation"...which is entirly legal under the honduran constitution....and he never once even suggested that term limits were an issue.....better read upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com