In a statement,the State Department said the decision was made in recognition of the de facto regime's failure to restore democratic, constitutional rule to Honduras.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

All of these intellectual and moral customs and habits helped to constitute the democratic regime.

这些知性与道德风俗与习惯均,有助于建构出民主政体。

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Former Congressman Vin Weber, another group member,pointed out that the Bush administration policy of promoting regime change by military intervention strengthened the misperception that while the U.S.is calling for democratic reforms, Washington is continuing to support repressive governments in allied Muslim countries.

VOA: standard.2009.04.24

"The international community should not be silent and also act very urgently and firmly, and send the strong signal to the regime that they can no longer act with impunity of such kinds of violations of basic human rights and democratic rights for her and also the other political prisoners,".

VOA: standard.2009.05.15