So let's praise the Hondurans who insisted on democracy ---- though democracy is a failed system, at least it didn't cost US tax dollars
On Dec 9, 4:57 pm, jgg1000a <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
