TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The de facto Honduran government has issued a decree allowing it to suspend freedom of speech, ban protests and suspend media groups because of “disturbances of the peace” since a June coup that toppled President Manuel Zelaya, government officials said on Sunday.
De facto Honduran interior minister Oscar Matute said media that incite violence should be regulated under the decree, a copy of which was obtained by Reuters.
A senior government official said the decree, dated September 26, has been printed in the official gazette.

Hermano Juancito offers more details on the decree:

Here are parts of what the executive decree says:

There is a restriction for 45 days of certain rights which are guaranteed in the Honduran constitution in these articles:
69: “Personal freedom is inviolable and only under a legal agreement can it be restricted or temporarily suspended.”
72: “The emission of thinking [expression of thought] by whatever means of dissemination is free without prior censorship. Those who abuse this right or by direct or indirect means restrict or prevent the communication and circulation of ideas and opinions are responsible before the law.”
78: “The freedoms of association and assembly [meeting] are guaranteed as long as they are not opposed to public order and decency [good morals].
81: “Every person has the right to move freely [freedom of movement], to leave, enter, or remain in the national territory.
“No one can be obliged to move their domicile or residence, except in special cases and in accord with the requirements set down by the Law.”
84: “No one can be arrested or detained unless there is a written order from the competent authority, issued in accord with the legal formalities and for a reason previously established by law.
“Nevertheless, the offender in flagrante [caught in the act]may be apprehended by an person for the sole purpose of handing that person over to the authorities.

He asks a basic question:

Is this a democracy?

The answer is… it could be, much to the chagrin of the tourist-resort community of La Ceiba’s ex-gardening columnist turned pundit:

At 9:15 she posted:

Honduran President Micheletti has responded with a national cadena (radio and television announcement) prohibiting any public demonstrations without prior permission. It is a wise move to prevent violence and protect life and property, but mark my words: he will be damned by the human rights groups for doing this.

Not that anyone particularly cares about Mel Zelaya per se, but even the United States can’t swallow the nonsense that the golpistas are anything but thugs stealing democracy:

At 11:23 PM, she starts … with due respect to my readers among the clergy… shitting bricks:

It was just announced on the news that US Ambassador Hugo Llorens is assisting ex-president Mel Zelaya to set up a parallel government led by Zelaya within Honduras. They showed Llorens big toothy grinning face over and over again.

(Actually, la Gringa, as far as I can tell, it’s not setting up a “parallel government” as assisting the legitimate one.)

Have the United States of America led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost their minds?

Nope… sounds like they grew a pair.

Hurrah!!!