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“SUPPORT FOR HONDURAS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11556-H11557 on Oct. 21, 2009.
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SUPPORT FOR HONDURAS
(Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California. Madam Speaker, I had the privilege a few moments ago to meet with three members of the Honduran Supreme Electoral Tribunal. Having the opportunity to speak with them, to ask them questions, and to match their words against the words of their Constitution just affirms in my mind the fact that the Honduran people need to be respected, as does their Constitution.
When the people of Honduras, through their elected representatives, follow their Constitution, we should applaud, not decry it. When they have a system of laws based on their Constitution which allows free and open elections, we ought to do everything we can to support them rather than condemn them.
It is strange in this world, as we are looking at the possibilities, however fragile they might be, of elections in some other areas of the world, that the Honduran people stand ready to hold their elections pursuant to their Constitution. The United States Government, the United States State Department, and the people of the United States ought to respect that rather than criticize that.
Let us stand up for the Constitution not only in this country, but the valid constitutions of other countries.
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