1.0Senator Rubiohttps://www.rubio.senate.govJoanner Penahttps://www.rubio.senate.gov/author/jpenasprucetech-com/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3nkj3d2fV8"><a href="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/senator-rubio-comments-on-situation-in-paraguay/">Senator Rubio Comments on Situation In Paraguay</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.rubio.senate.gov/senator-rubio-comments-on-situation-in-paraguay/embed/#?secret=3nkj3d2fV8" width="600" height="338" title="“Senator Rubio Comments on Situation In Paraguay” — Senator Rubio" data-secret="3nkj3d2fV8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> While the swiftness of President Lugo's removal may be jarring, the most important criteria to invoke is whether the democratic order has been violated. So far, talk of 'coups' in Paraguay is misplaced, as there are no indications that the Paraguayan Congress has violated its constitution.https://www.rubio.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/SMR-Twitter-image-9-1024x576.png1024576