[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[House]
[Page 29238]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONDURAN FREE ELECTIONS

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the people of Honduras just completed 
their successful national elections.
  In June, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya tried to change his elected 
office into a dictatorship. He's the guy that's buddies with Venezuelan 
dictator Hugo Chavez. Zelaya organized a mob and tried to nullify his 
term limits to hold on to power. His actions were illegal under 
Honduran law. Zelaya was arrested by the army under order of the 
Honduran Supreme Court. And even though the United States 
inappropriately tried to interfere, he was removed from office by their 
Congress for violating their constitution.
  On Sunday, the people of Honduras elected Porfirio ``Pepe'' Lobo, a 
conservative businessman, as their new President. Congratulations to 
the people of Honduras for sticking to the rule of law despite great 
odds. They held free and fair elections. This national triumph for the 
people of Honduras is a victory for all those anywhere in the world who 
live in freedom and seek freedom over tyranny.
  And that's just the way it is.

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