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Computerized Election Results With No Election
_Sharp'r_ writes "In Honduras, according to breaking Catalan newspaper reports (translations available, USA Today mention), authorities have seized 45 computers containing certified election results for a constitutional election that never happened. The election had been scheduled for June 28, but on that day the president, Manuel Zelaya, was ousted. The 'certified' and detailed electronic records of the non-existent election show Zelaya's side having won overwhelmingly."
The people who ousted Zelaya in their "coup" consisted of the rest of the goverment, and were acting lawfully according to their constitution. They already had all the evidence they needed to justify his legal removal from power. This is just another example of how corrupt he was, but by no means the sole justification.
All of this is quite obvious if you actually look into what happened, unless of course you're a Chavez lackey.
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Sorry, could you point out specifically where he did that? I must have missed something, because that didn't come up in anything I read. He wanted to have a referendum to debate changes to the Constitution, and asked that the voice of the people be heard on the matter. That doesn't sound like "dismantling democratic rule" to me. There were ACCUSATIONS that he wanted to specifically try to change the section that would allow him to be reelected, but that reelection would still require the assent of the citizens, wouldn't it? If, during a referendum, it was clear that citizens wanted a change to term limits, who the fuck are these other people in the courts and the military to stand in the way of that and say no, and then carry it a step further and stage a coup, exile the President, and then say it was all done for the good of the people and saving the Constitution?
I call bullshit on this whole thing.
Your post has way too much information for the average slashdotter to understand. Just post a half-illiterate rant about how Zelaya was a dangerous communist and the coup leaders were absolutely OK to oust him, etc. It will grant you a +5 Insightful.