So. Honduras' Congress and Military overthrew their old president, and put up a new, interim president. Seems simple enough. It's not technically a military coup because the congress and military were one in one, or so the Hondurans say. The United States and much of the UN still officially recognize the overthrown president, President Zelaya, as president of Honduras. Something about coups being bad.
At any rate, Zelaya snuck back into the country despite the quite obvious exile order. He holed himself up in the Brazilian Embassy of all places, and couldn't be touched because of the sanctuary offered to embassy missions in countries. Brazil told Zelaya not to do anything to incite an invasion of the Embassy by Honduras, and Zelaya keep crying for a meeting with the interim government. They met. What happened?
Ex-President Zelaya Pushes For a Rebellion.
In retaliation, the Honduras government suspended some key liberties to quell the expected mass protests. The police can now arrest whomever they want without a warrant as long as they " pose a danger to his own life or those of others," restrict the news media, and break up any unauthorized gathering. Basically, if you march the streets like Zelaya wants you to, you're going to jail and you're staying there until the governments wants you to go.
I myself am surprised the Honduran government didn't just invade the embassy and arrest Zelaya. He's inciting rebellion, after all. That has got to be treason.
At any rate, this thread is to ask one thing. Is the government in the right to suspend such basic civil liberties? Should the government allow the protests, but carefully police them? Or should the government just go in there and kill Zelaya, risking the riot from his supporters? Stake your claim.
At any rate, Zelaya snuck back into the country despite the quite obvious exile order. He holed himself up in the Brazilian Embassy of all places, and couldn't be touched because of the sanctuary offered to embassy missions in countries. Brazil told Zelaya not to do anything to incite an invasion of the Embassy by Honduras, and Zelaya keep crying for a meeting with the interim government. They met. What happened?
Ex-President Zelaya Pushes For a Rebellion.
In retaliation, the Honduras government suspended some key liberties to quell the expected mass protests. The police can now arrest whomever they want without a warrant as long as they " pose a danger to his own life or those of others," restrict the news media, and break up any unauthorized gathering. Basically, if you march the streets like Zelaya wants you to, you're going to jail and you're staying there until the governments wants you to go.
I myself am surprised the Honduran government didn't just invade the embassy and arrest Zelaya. He's inciting rebellion, after all. That has got to be treason.
At any rate, this thread is to ask one thing. Is the government in the right to suspend such basic civil liberties? Should the government allow the protests, but carefully police them? Or should the government just go in there and kill Zelaya, risking the riot from his supporters? Stake your claim.
