We all know Miguel Estrada as the remarkably smart and qualified judicial appointee who had to be stopped at all costs by the Democrats, lest a young and brilliant Hispanic/Latino/minority become well positioned for a later Supreme Court nod. Plus, he had a 'compelling life story', and in the rumba of identity politics, the Left just had to take him off the floor. Estrada grew up in Honduras before coming to America, and his take on what's going on in Honduras right now should be the one piece you read and remember on Zelaya: Honduras' Non-Coup.
Instant Update - I see Andy McCarthy over at The Corner read the piece before I did. I'll quote him in full because he's smarter:
"In the Los Angeles Times today, my friend and former colleague Miguel Estrada, one of the nation's best legal minds, provides the definitive explanation of why the ouster of aspiring dictator Manuel Zelaya was not a "coup," as the Obama administration mind-bogglingly claims. In fact, the removal of Zelaya from office was compelled by the Constitution of Honduras. That is, it represents, through and through, the rule of law the Obama administration would rather pay lip-service to than heed. As Miguel explains, the only dubious aspect of the episode is Zelaya's transfer to Costa Rica when, as a matter of law, he should have been arrested and tried for treason (power grabs of the type Zelaya attempted, Miguel notes, are officially defined as treason under Article 4 of the Honduras Constitution). Bottom line: Hugo Chavez wants Zelaya in, the law of Honduras says Zelaya must be out; Obama sided with Chavez."
It is strange where Obama's sympathies lie.
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