Sen. Cornyn Urges President Obama, Secretary Clinton To Stand With The Honduran People To Preserve The Democratic Process

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Sen. Cornyn Urges President Obama, Secretary Clinton To Stand With The Honduran People To Preserve The Democratic Process

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, today met with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and urged her to give equal time to both sides of the current conflict in Honduras, ensure that the Honduran Constitution is not undermined, and that the health of the Honduran democracy and its rule of law are preserved. He will be following up in a letter with Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., echoing the same requests.

Sen. Cornyn also met today with several Honduran leaders, including two former presidents, six current members of the Honduran Congress who supported the deposition of President Manuel Zelaya, and two individuals who helped to draft the 1982 Honduran Constitution.

"The United States has stood and continues to stand as a beacon of freedom in every corner of the globe. Like our own nation, Honduras adopted a constitution designed to ensure our Presidents are never above the law. Today I met with two original authors of the Honduran Constitution, which places strict limits on executive power and limits the President to one term. These constitutional tenets are highly significant to the Honduran people due to the nation's unique history concerning military rule. I am very troubled by President Obama's call for the return of deposed President Zelaya to power, as his return would directly undermine the democratic process and the Constitution of Honduras. President Obama and Secretary Clinton must stand with the Honduran people, not with Hugo Chavez and other leftist dictators, and I reiterated these concerns to Sec. Clinton when I met with her this morning. I'm hopeful Costa Rica's upcoming mediation will be successful and the health of Honduras' democracy will be preserved."

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