70. Right. Do you guys don't have a problem with a president illegally circumventing congress? I guess not.

If calling for a referendum on whether or not to have a vote on whether or not to convene a constitutional assembly to revise the constitution is a violation of the constitution, where does democratic participation come into the picture?

Victoria,

According to their constitution, a referendum needs to be approved by CONGRESS.

Now if you think Zelaya can just go ahead with illegal shortcuts, then you shouldn't be ethically opposed with him being fired as president.

President Chavez says "social war" has been unleashed by the upper classes
El Universal:
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez says that there's a "social war" in Venezuela, adding that the conflict was unleashed by the upper classes that want to continue the exploitation of the poor and manipulate people, thus igniting a "psychological warfare." Further, Chavez said he will always support the poor and needy people in what he called the "social war." "Therefore, I hereby declare that I support and I will always support the poor and needy Venezuelan people. I have no commitments and I have no obligations with rich people," said the Venezuelan ruler, in a speech in the city of Maracay, central Aragua state, during the inauguration of a new technical school to train lower rank military officers. *Chavez also sent a message to middle class people. He recommended them to take sides, and support rich or poor people. "The so-called middle class will have to take sides, for the middle classes end up being neither one thing nor the other. I am calling them to engage with the poor, with the homeland. Do not let the rich, oligarchs and bourgeoisie manipulate you. They manipulate the middle class and scare them; the rich exploit and massacre the middle class. Sometimes, the middle class, or whatever name it has, does not realize this," Chavez added. Vis-a-vis the alleged class division, the ruler highlighted the need to strengthen the national unity around the poor, the armed forces, revolutionary groups, social movements, peasants, women, working class, thinkers, the intelligentsia, professional workers and scientists.

Quoting Chavez. Nice. Who's next? Fidel?

Picture of dead honduran kid

#Honduras
A fatally wounded supporter of Manuel Zelaya is carried away after he was apparently shot by Honduran soldiers outside of the international
airport in Tegucigalpa, Sunday July 5, 2009. AP Photo.
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Don't forget the Generals who pulled off this coup were trained at Fort Benning Georgia at the School of the America's nicknamed the 'School of Assasins. The dead 16 year old is the direct result of America's unjust policy of training killers to overthrow the peoples democracy in the Latin Region. Close the Fort Benning 'School of Assasins.