It looks like the Right wing staged a coup, to prevent a non binding referendum from being held on whether the people of Honduras want a new constitution.

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Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

I see Goober didn't read or couldn't understand the article along with Rude Boy.

Hate to disagree with you, but it doesn't look like that at all.

That president is a loon.

Except even members of his own party opposed him because the sole purpose was to empower the executive, or in other words, him.

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"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

The elected Honduran Congress have voted to strip Zelaya of his office and elected an interim president.

Honduran Congress names provisional president - CNN.com

The referendum Zelaya wanted to hold was contrary to Honduran law according to their Supreme Court.

And as should surprise nobody, Venezuelan assclown Hugo Chavez is claiming this is a "coup" staged by the US.

Matt

Indeed.
Actually, the general who orchestrated the coup did, in fact, attend the School of the Americas.

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No, you see that Goober has more sources of news than links from USpoliticsonline.com.

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

Well, fuck. I guess that slams the door shut on this one.

Yep, as I said, no matter how Matt Larson wants to escape that fact.

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What about the members of the Honduran Supreme Court who declared "El Presidente's" stunt unconstitutional, and then declared the firing of said General for refusing to carry out said unconstitutional referendum unconstitutional, and ordered him reinstated, and then ordered "El Presidente" removed from office?

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January 21, 2013: The End of an ERROR.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

As I said, I don't know what authority the Supreme Court of Honduras has in such matters.

Nor does it mean that it is ok for the military to step in.

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas

The current constitution is the 16th, and the product of compromise during a period of military government.
The president wanted to hold a non-binding referendum, on the question of whether the people of Honduras would like to create a new constitution. He fired a general for refusing to help with the referendum, I believe that a general who refuses to obey orders from the president can get fired here too. In Honduras the president is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
The Supreme Court ordered him to reinstate the General, which seems to cross the constitutional separation of powers, and the army arrested and deported him.
Sounds like a coup to me, over the holding of a referendum to change the constitution, the referendum, scheduled for today did not happen.

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

Where is it in the constitution of Honduras that the Supreme Court can remove the president?

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“ The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion to the revenue which they respectively enjoy under the protection of the state.”

Adam Smith , The Wealth of Nations 1776

"We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics"
FDR's second Inaugural Address

Then maybe you should be more worried about what they are saying and less about the army obeying the law instead of a cult of personality.

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January 21, 2013: The End of an ERROR.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become more corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters."
"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
---Benjamin Franklin

Which law gives the military the authority to remove the president?

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas