The liberal media have overused this phrase to the point where it no longer has any significance in politics. When Trump and the Republicans passed laws extending individual liberty, helping the economy, and generating new employment, how frequently have liberal media outlets, like CNN and MSNBC, declared a “constitutional crisis?” Some others may have felt that Trump’s demand for two scoops of ice cream was unconstitutional, but they probably didn’t want to make a fool of themselves by bringing it up.
For the time being, Trump has proposed that users of his Truth Social network have their Constitutional rights temporarily suspended. The liberal media establishment has displayed an unprecedented lack of concern over this. The media would have spent days speculating that Trump was plotting a coup with a remark like that. All eyes were on the Georgia Senate runoff and Kanye West’s antics. It’s possible, but I doubt the media has learned from its past mistakes and won’t fall for his gimmicks again. There will be time to return to these articles, but for the time being, I ask that you all pay close attention to the emerging constitutional crisis in Peru.
There was just one main constitutional question that led to the American Civil War. A failed attempt to dissolve parliament led to the recent deposition of Peru’s president. When former president Pedro Castillo, who was facing impeachment on corruption accusations, came to the radio to announce its suspension, even his political friends were taken aback. It was intolerable because it was a holdover from the dictatorial government of Alberto Fujimori, which he established in a self-coup in 1992. Fujimori seized judicial system control, disbanded Congress, and jailed his political opponents. Tanks defend Fujimori’s office in the Lima Legislative Palace. The botched coup attempt has also resulted in Castillo being charged with rebellion (via the New York Times).
On this particular day, Peruvians were anticipating a vote in Congress on whether or not to impeach the president on corruption accusations.
But right before lunchtime, the Peruvian leader made an unexpected address to the nation. Friends and foes alike were taken aback by his announcement to dissolve Congress and form an emergency administration in an apparent coup effort to maintain power.
There was a mass resignation of senior government officials. That’s been ruled unconstitutional by our highest court. It is especially damaging that the country’s national police and armed services have come out in unison against him.
Pedro Castillo, 53, was deposed and arrested by the end of the day.
On Wednesday, less than a day after Mr. Castillo’s speech, Congress convened and voted to impeach the president. The House of Representatives voted 101-6 to uphold the impeachment, with ten members abstaining.
The prosecutor’s office filed an arrest order for him on charges of “rebellion” on Wednesday night. On Thursday, his vehicle was seen leaving the presidential palace and entering a police station.
He had planned meticulously, guaranteeing the military’s support for Fujimori’s coup. Without the help of the police or the army, Castillo’s mission failed rapidly. Vice President Dina Boluarte became president when former president Rafael Castillo was removed from office.