From a reader:

Question for whomever the resident Honduran constitutional law expert is out there in Cornerland. Channelling Ben Stein – Bueller, Bueller, Bueller…
Evidently the Honduran Supreme Court has the ability to give commands to the military – a role denied in our political system. Isn’t it possible that this provision was put in there precisely to guard against a power hungry chief executive acting in a manner to destroy their Constitution & in so doing, the democratic foundations that their society is built upon. In other words, isn’t the Supreme Court, acting in coordination with the Legislature (bipartisanship!), simply fulfilling their constitutional duty? The Supreme Court was given this authority for a reason. If not to prevent rogue demagogues from turning their nation into Venezuela, then why give them those powers?
If so, why are we threatening sanctions on a tiny country for acting in a manner consistent with their Constitution?