Despite the faux claims of a military coup... The point is the military is poorer developing countries often are the guarantor of better government and democracy... And often the military forgets when it is time to return to the barracks...
In Honduras, the Court ask them to physically remove the President, which they did... The military then turned the Presidency over to Congress who elected a member of the now ex President's party... This was never your scary military coup... It was about enforcing the Constitution against a rouge President who acted unconstitutionally... So let's praise the Hondurans who insisted on democracy despite the pressure from the very undemocratic forces as Chavez... http://cominganarchy.com/2009/12/09/in-praise-of-military-coups/ >>> The military removed Zelaya acting on an order of the judiciary, and was >>> necessary to stop the undermining of the balance of powers. Furthermore, we >>> need to stop thinking of the military as some sort of thuggish and fascist >>> institution—in many developing countries, it acts as the final political >>> safeguard. While the courts fulfill this role in most developed countries, >>> the courts are at the mercy of other branches of government if they refuse >>> to respect the rulings of the judiciary, because the judiciary generally >>> has no power to carry out its rulings. In developing countries, the armed >>> forces also tend to be disciplined and organized, a stable institution that >>> enjoys high rates of trust by the general public, and while not perfect, we >>> have seen bloodless coups at work recently in Turkey and Thailand. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
