It was widely and falsely reported after the coup that the Honduran Congress unanimously supported the coup and endorsed Micheletti as interim president. In truth, numerous diputados were excluded from the extraordinary Sunday session of Congress, known of in advance by coup supporters and attended by illegally voting non-members of Congress, at which this endorsement took place. Many of them have since openly spoken out against the coup, risking life and limb to do so. Many others have not dared speak out, for that very reason. Some, including Javier Hall, have themselves been beaten by the coup military for their defense of the democratic process. The following is a partial list of outspoken coup opponents in the Honduran Congress, given to me yesterday by #17 on the list:

Liberal Party

1. Erick Mauricio Gavarette
2. Elias Arnoldo Guevara
3. Edna Carolina Echeverría
4. Eleazer Juarez
5. Rodrigo Trochez
6. Manuel de Jesús Velásquez
7. Javier Hall Polio
8. Norma Calderón
9. Gladys del Cid
10. José Simon Azcona
11. Edmundo Orellana
12. Julio Santos (diputado suplente)
13. Olman Maldonado (diputado suplente)
14. Dayana Burke
15. Victor Cubas (diputado suplente)
16. Francis Hernandez (diputado suplente)
17. Elvia Argentina Valle
18. José de la Paz Herrera

    Democratic Unification Party (UD)

19. Silvia Ayala
20. Marvin Ponce
21. Oscar Mejía
22. Marleny Paz
23. César Ham
24. Tomás Andino (diputado suplente)