Missing the point.

Speaking in Moscow, President Obama has doubled down on Hondurus:

America supports now the restoration of the democratically-elected President of Honduras, even though he has strongly opposed American policies.  We do so not because we agree with him. We do so because we respect the universal principle that people should choose their own leaders, whether they are leaders we agree with or not.

Whether or not they violate the constitution?  Whether or not they openly defy their courts and legislature?  Whether or not they threaten and punish their military leaders for refusing to be complicit in their designs?

Regardless of whether the removal was executed properly, there were clearly grounds and the circumstances were arguably grounds for expedience.  That the President pro tem is the lawfully designated successor alone should be grounds for recognition that this is no military coup.  If anything, it would seem more a young democracy defending itself.

It is difficult to see what compelling interest we have in supporting the restoration of Zelaya to office for the remaining six months of his term, if not a cynical attempt to secure the favour of more strategically important American countries.  It would have been more respectful of Honduran sovereignty to meet with their government before making incontrovertible pronouncements about the legality of their actions and to focus on conduct during the upcoming elections.