It's Getting Ugly in Mexico

TCS Daily ^ | 7/21/2006 | Mario Villarreal

[Jane2005]

Can legitimacy emerge from breaking the law? Apparently Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador believes it can.

After the closest election in Mexico's history, López Obrador is still questioning the overall validity of the electoral process. At a recent rally of about 200,000 supporters in Mexico City, he argued that the election was marked by fraud and demanded a recount of all votes.

López Obrador's demand for a "vote by vote count" is nothing but a thinly veiled attempt to mislead the Mexican people. The votes cast on July 2 have already been counted, one by one, by Mexican citizens performing their duties as voting precinct officials. The count was supervised by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE), party representatives, and national and international electoral observers. By accusing the IFE of "manipulating" votes, López Obrador is not only questioning the credibility of one of the nation's most trusted organizations, but also of the millions of citizens who worked on Election Day.

[The Old Hoosier]

AMLO is trying to delegitimize the government and create chaos in Mexico.

He is worse than Gore. Gore lost by only 500 votes. He's lost by 250,000, he should give up and shut up.

[dfwgator]

Getting?

[FReepaholic]

...It's Getting Ugly in Mexico...

Did Helen cross the border again?

[Semper Vigilantis]

They have simply learned from the DNC. This crap of voting & counting until the desired (by the libs) result is reached has even trickled down to my town elections. I can't count how many times I have had to vote on the same danged thing because the libs keep putting it up for a re-vote.