[Cispes-Alert] Urge your Representative to cosponsor House bill condemning the coup in Honduras TODAY!
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Action Alert
July 9, 2009
Support House Resolution on Honduras!
Urge your Representative to become an original co-sponsor TODAY of House
Resolution demanding reinstatement of President Manuel Zelaya in Honduras!
[This action alert comes from the Alliance for Global Justice, which has
joined CISPES and other members of the Latin America Solidarity Coalition
(LASC) in taking action against the coup in Honduras.]
Representatives James McGovern (D-MA) and Bill Delahunt (D-MA) have sent out
a Dear Colleague letter to the other members of the House of Representatives
asking them to sign on as original co- sponsors to a House resolution
calling for the reinstatement of Manuel Zelaya as president of Honduras. See
text of the letter and of the House resolution below.
Call your Representative and ask him or her to sign on! The Capitol
Switchboard number is: 202-224- 3121. All original co-sponsors need to be
added before 5pm today. Here is some suggested language for your call:
"Please tell Representative _________________ that I urge him to be an
original co-sponsor of the McGovern/Delahunt resolution to oppose the
military led coup in Honduras. The resolution calls for the reinstatement of
democracy in that country. Please contact Cliff Stammerman or Ben Dailey in
Delahunt's office before close of business today as that will be the closing
of original cosponsors."
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Become an original co-sponsor of a resolution opposing the coup d'état in
Honduras
Deadline is close of business Thursday, July 9, 2009
Dear Colleague:
We ask you to join us in co-sponsoring the resolution below condemning the
coup d'état in Honduras, demanding that Honduran President Manuel Zelaya be
returned to office, and welcoming the mediation efforts of Costa Rican
President Oscar Arias.
As you are no doubt aware, an internal political dispute in Honduras
degenerated into a coup d'état on June 28, 2009, in which the
democratically-elected President of Honduras was seized by the Honduran
military and sent into exile. This move was swiftly condemned by the United
States, the Organization of American States, the European Union, and the
United Nations, all of whom have demanded that President Zelaya be
reinstated to office.
It is critical that Congress be crystal clear that coups are unacceptable.
This is particularly important in Latin America, a region which has suffered
greatly in the past from military interference in politics but over the last
30 years has generally moved towards democracy. To accept the overthrow of a
democratically-elected government is to wipe away the progress that has been
made - progress that has been supported by both Democratic and Republican
Presidents and Congresses.
To sign on, please contact Cliff Stammerman or Ben Dailey in Congressman
Delahunt's office at (202) 226- 6434 or at cliff.stammerman at mail.house.gov
or ben.dailey at mail.house.gov.
Sincerely,
Bill Delahunt
James P. McGovern
The Resolution:
Condemning the June 28, 2009 coup d'état in Honduras, calling for the
reinstatement of President Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales, and for other
purposes.
Whereas Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales was elected President of Honduras in
November 2005 in elections that were deemed free and fair by international
observers;
Whereas President Zelaya and other political actors in Honduras became
embroiled in a political dispute over whether to hold a non-binding
referendum asking Honduran voters whether they wanted a constituent assembly
to be established to amend the Constitution;
Whereas on June 28, 2009, the day that the non- binding referendum was to
take place, Honduran military forces stormed President Zelaya's residence,
apprehended him, sent him out of the country, and seized the materials for
the referendum;
Whereas the Honduran Congress named Roberto Micheletti, the head of the
Congress, as President and subsequently suspended a number of constitutional
rights, including the freedom of association and of movement;
Whereas the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has expressed its
concerns regarding human rights abuses by the de facto Micheletti
government, including the arbitrary detention of Zelaya supporters;
Whereas the Organization of American States, the United Nations, and the
European Union - representing governments from across the political spectrum
- have condemned the coup d'état, refused to recognize the de facto
Micheletti government, and demanded the unconditional return of President
Zelaya to office;
Whereas on July 1, 2009, the Organization of American States voted
unanimously to suspend Honduras from participation in the OAS unless
President Zelaya was returned to office within three days;
Whereas, on July 4, 2009, the OAS unanimously voted to suspend Honduras;
Whereas the Administration of President Barack Obama has condemned President
Zelaya's removal, supported the OAS resolutions regarding Honduras, and
demanded that he be returned to office;
Whereas the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank have suspended
aid and loans to Honduras;
Whereas national elections are scheduled in Honduras for November 29, 2009;
Whereas President Zelaya has said that he will only serve until his term
ends in January 2010;
Whereas it is critical for the stability of Honduras that the November 2009
elections be free, fair, and transparent; and
Whereas U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced on July 7,
2009, that Costa Rican President Oscar Arias would seek to negotiate a
solution to the crisis, and President Zelaya and the de facto Micheletti
government have agreed to the mediation of President Arias.
Therefore, the House of Representatives:
1) Condemns the June 28, 2009 coup d'état in Honduras and refuses to
recognize the de facto Micheletti government installed by that coup d'état;
2) Calls on the Obama Administration to continue to refuse to recognize the
de facto Micheletti government;
3) Calls for the reinstatement of President Zelaya as President of Honduras;
4) Urges the Obama Administration to suspend non-humanitarian assistance to
the de facto Micheletti government as required by U.S. law and as it deems
necessary to compel the return of President Zelaya to office;
5) Calls for extensive international observation of the November 2009
elections once President Zelaya is returned to office to ensure that his
successor is elected freely, fairly, and transparently; and
6) Welcomes the mediation of Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and
encourages the Obama Administration to provide any assistance President
Arias requests in his efforts.
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