While it shouldn't be any surprise that President Obama has come out in support of CONSTITUTIONALLY ousted Presidente Zelaya of Honduras, he is, after all buds with fellow travelers Chavez, Ortega, and Castro, what I worry is that we are missing something very key here at home.  It is fact that the Honduran constitution was upheld by the legislature, and Attorney General, and Supreme court.  The President acted illegally.  These facts are not in dispute.  And yet, in the UN, the OAS, and the US, we here that a coup by the military, the courts, and the legislature (led by Zelaya's party) has taken place.  The US has even gone so far as to demand the return of Zelaya, even forcing the issue by expelling Honduran diplomats, and by calling for sanctions.  Honduras is a very poor nation, that other than exporting clothing, and other things to the United States, may seem insignificant to some, but for those with memories, it was a nation that supported the contras in communist Nicaragua, eventually bringing the ouster of the Sandanista government.  They (as many other latin american countries) have learned by sad experience that term limits have to be constitutionalized to prevent "Presidents for life".  They have worked hard to maintain a free society, and now with support of the world's former leader and exporter of democracy, the United States, everything they have worked for is at risk.

What does that have to do with us?  Well, with the disdain this president (Obama) is showing towards the constitutional process in Honduras, how much can we expect this former "constitutional scholar" to respect ours?  I won't get into the 'birth certificate issue', it's not what I am writing about, (other than thumbing his nose, hinting that he is above the constitution).  But the question remains...how does the President view this sacred document?  Does he view it as written?  Or (more likely) does he feel that it is a document that can be interpreted however he wishes to?  These questions need to be answered.  Observing the position that the government has taken on Honduras, all I can say is that he probably doesn't feel "constrained' by the law, or the constitution.