Copia de la Carta al Presidente de los USA y al Departamento de Estado

An attempt against democracy in Ecuador
Date: 6/27/2007 6:00:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From:Author98
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To: comments@whitehouse.gov

Dear President Bush:

I respectfully call your attention to a serious violation against democracy by President Rafael Correa of Ecuador. According to the Ecuadorian media Rafael Correa used his Saturday radio program to announce before the world that he will seek "the complete elimination of the Ecuadorian Congress." The Constitution of Ecuador, and more importantly, the very foundations of the Democratic system from the time that it was created and it came to life in Greece, and Rome's own Cesar's were chosen by their Senate, and several countries ever since have pioneered the idea and perfected the concept of Democracy at the cost of thousands of life's that have defended the Democratic ideals.

As we know, Democracy is not perfect but it’s the concept of representation of a government of the people and by the people where its very existence depends on the balance of three powers of government: The Judicial, the Legislative and the Executive Powers. When and if any of those institutions of democracy calls for the destruction of one of those powers then it is an attempt against democracy itself. The survival of Democracy itself in Ecuador depends on the balance of all democratic values and balances that have been established in the Constitution and its three powers of government.

And when Rafael Correa has pronounced himself against such values and asked for the elimination of the Legislative Power and the Congress of Ecuador under the pretext that his newly created "Asamblea" should be enough, when as a matter of fact the assembly is to be created for only 240 days. Such actions by words and deeds violate the very same foundation of Democracy and constitute an attempt of a coup by the same President. More alarming still is that there seems to be a campaign in that regard based on the pronouncement of Alberto Acosta in Madrid this very same date, when the ex- Minister of Mines and current leading representative to the newly created Assembly was echoing President Correa, calling for the elimination of Congress. I am respectfully asking that the United States voice his concerns that such attempts against democracy can not be allowed.

Your time to this matter is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
Germanico Vaca