Confused

This is not meant to sound sarcastic ... I'm honestly trying to figure this situation out.

So the Supreme Court in Honduras ousted their President Zelaya after he tried to illegally change their constitution to grant him more powers and control.  For more background on all that, visit WSJ.  Essentially, he wanted a vote to change the constitution, he ordered the ballots, was all ready to go, and the Supreme Court said, "you can't call for a referendum, a constituent assembly has to" and they ordered the military not to proceed with the vote.  Zelaya fired the top military guy and proceeded, and then the court fired back and had him outed, sending him into exhile and having Congress appiont a new dude.  Someone Hugo Chavez apparently despises, by the way, which makes me happy, because anyone he hates is a friend of mine.

But news reports aren't really reporting it that way.  WSJ seems to be the only one (and it's an opinion piece I link to) that explains the Supreme Courts perspective.  This article at AOL.com from a wire service makes it sound like the court is meanly trying to stop Zelaya from seeking re-election.

In the 8th paragaph, below the fold, it says:

His ouster came hours before polls were to open on a constitutional referendum that Zelaya was pushing ahead even after the Supreme Court and the attorney general said it was illegal. The constitution bars changes to some of its clauses, such as the ban on a president serving more than one term, they said.

The important part of that statement being, Honduran President's can't seek more than one term, as Zelaya was attempting to do.

So.

Hillary Clinton is saying that the coup is mean and unlawful.  Which puts her on the side of Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro.

Now, in a strange turn, President Obama has come out and said it was illegal, putting him also on the same side as Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro.

I'm taking this as, he's decided that he does need to make timely comments.  Which is good.  But, siding with communist dictators is probably not the right way to go.

My perspective here is probably that they should have let him (Zelaya) serve out the remainder of his term.  And that South America has a love affair with military coups that they probably need to get rid of if they are ever going to be truly free.

This paragraph made me laugh:

"They kidnapped him like cowards," screamed Melissa Gaitan. Tears streamed down the face of the 21-year-old, who works at the government television station. "We have to rally the people to defend our president."

No more violence.  In this country (United States) we truly take for granted our smooth transitions of power.  George Bush was hated, defiled, and his leaving was the most anticipated event in my recent memory, but there was no violence, no craziness, only a peaceful transition from one methodology to another.

We should count our blessings, and remind the world that democracy works.  Let Freedom Ring!