THE TRUTH IS GETTING OUT - AT 8:04 A.M. ET:  Despite the left-wing propaganda mills that pass for some news outlets these days, the truth about Honduras is starting to get out.  The facts, as they're being developed, emphatically do not correspond to the White House version of events.  (Surprised?) 

Reader Don Newell alerts us to an excellent piece in the Christian Science Monitor by a former Honduran official that does confirm what responsible journalists are reporting:

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS - Sometimes, the whole world prefers a lie to the truth. The White House, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and much of the media have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya this past weekend as a coup d'état.

That is nonsense.

In fact, what happened here is nothing short of the triumph of the rule of law.

Do not bother Barack Obama with such nasty facts.

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.

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.

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."

More bothersome nonsense.  Who know more about Honduran law, you or Barack Obama?  After all, he was a law professor, or, uh, instructor, or, uh, adjunct teacher...or somethin' legal.

The Supreme Court and the attorney general ordered Zelaya's arrest for disobeying several court orders compelling him to obey the Constitution. He was detained and taken to Costa Rica. Why? Congress needed time to convene and remove him from office. With him inside the country that would have been impossible. This decision was taken by the 123 (of the 128) members of Congress present that day.

Only 123 out of 128?  What happened to the other five?  Was Cynthia McKinney allowed to vote?  What about Nancy Pelosi?

I am extremely proud of my compatriots. Finally, we have decided to stand up and become a country of laws, not men. From now on, here in Honduras, no one will be above the law.

COMMENT:  How small the president of the United States looks, compared with this man.  Obama wound up siding with the likes of Castro, Chavez and Ortega. 

Barack Obama was not born on the Fourth of July.

July 3, 2009