When Honduran President Mel Zelaya tried to pull a "Hugo Chavez" in Honduras; that is, go against Honduran constitution to hold a vote that would allow him to be president forever- aka dictator, his plan failed.
In line with the Honduran constitution, the Supreme Court ruled the referendum to be unconstitutional, and ordered the military to not carry out the voting logistics as they normally would. When Zelaya refused to back down, they removed him.
This is a fine example of a constitution at work, protecting the people from leaders becoming dictators. So we would expect Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro to object to Honduras stopping the want-to-be dictator from becoming just that. And then it comes to Hillary Clinton. She objects too.
I believe Hillary Clinton was reminded that what happened in Honduras could technically happen in the U.S. Clinton, herself, is part of an administration that is walking on the fence between a country run by a leader who is, at times, acting like a dictator. Maybe Hillary Clinton sees a little of herself and her party in ex-Honduran president Mel Zelaya.
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