Saturday, July 11, 2009

Obama's blunders

I find it very interesting that Barack Obama first patted himself on the back for the voter turn out in Iran. Then, the news broke before the polls closed that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won in a landslide. This was one time when the silence was deafening, compounding the problem by not supporting the voters who were disenfranchised and who had voted in a new leader. No, instead he said: " I will work with whom ever is there and there is not any difference between the two". What!? No difference between someone who is legally elected and someone who is not? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is an anti-Israel and anti-America bigot who denies the holocaust even happened.
It is safe to say that the blood of Iranians is on Obama's hands. Iran responded by closing off all media reports and cracked down on those who are protesting and in fact won. The last time they did this hundreds of thousands died but this time it is with Obama's blessing. Oh well so much for Islam being a religion of peace, looks to me like they are killing anyone who disagrees with them.
Then, move forward to Honduras. In Honduras the elected president decides he can violate their constitution by being president again. His ouster came hours before polls were to open on a constitutional referendum that Zelaya was pushing ahead even after the Supreme Court and the attorney general said it was illegal. The constitution bars changes to some of its clauses, such as the ban on a president serving more than one term.
Their Supreme court, the highest in the land, rules that his action is unconstitutional. But Obama backs Zelaya and condemns Honduras Supreme courts action which ordered the ouster. Why would Obama back anyone who violated not only the constitution but the nation's highest court ? Obama sees the Constitution as a hindrance not something that is required to be followed, either theirs or ours.
Rep Jose Serrano (D-NY), introduced H.J. RES. 5 earlier this year, and the media doesn't talk about these things until they actually come of something, a House Joint Resolution to repeal the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution. For all of you who are not Constitutional scholars like myself, this is the Amendment that limits the number of terms a President can serve to two. With Obama having super majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, is there any doubt that this could become a factual vote?Shouldn't we demand our elected officials follow and honor our constitution and honor other nations' constitutions?
Below is the actual text of the bill:

Here is the text of the legislation H. J. RES. 5:


Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to repeal the twenty-second article of amendment, thereby removing the limitation on the number of terms an individual may serve as President.


Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission for ratification

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