Posted on 08/05/2006 11:27:25 AM PDT by SmithL
MEXICO CITY, Mexico -- Mexico's top electoral court on Saturday rejected a ballot-by-ballot recount in the disputed presidential election, angering supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who have kept the nation in turmoil for weeks.
In Mexico's central plaza, thousands of protesters watched the court session on a huge screen, chanting "Vote by vote!" and drowning out the judges' statements. Representatives of Lopez Obrador walked out of the session in protest.
Tens of thousands of Lopez Obrador's supporters have camped out in the capital's center for a week, disrupting business and traffic to press their case that their candidate was cheated of victory in the July 2 election and to demand that all the votes be recounted.
In their first public session on the dispute, the seven judges of the Federal Electoral Court left open the possibility that they could order a partial recount. The tribunal has until Sept. 6 to declare a president-elect or annul the elections.
Official tallies gave ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon, a former energy secretary, an advantage of less than 0.6 percent, or about 240,000 votes, out of more than 41 million cast.
Chief justice Leonel Castillo argued Saturday that Mexico's political parties had a chance to raise concerns and dispute results when the results were first counted July 2 and then again during an official count held the week after the vote.
During an official count, Mexican law allows authorities to open ballot boxes only if there is evidence of irregularities or fraud. Castillo cautioned against straying from the law, saying recounts should be "exclusively and only" when there are obvious problems.
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SHOWTIME!
I guess we'll see if Mexico is a real democracy now. My guess is the leftistas will try for a violent overthrow. Mexico is good at revolutions.
My sense from St. Jacques' stuff the past couple of days is that the vast majority of the country is sick of Obrador's antics and want this over with.
Hah!
Or should I say "Ja!"
The mob hasn't ruled on this one. All their trouble didn't help the communist get his way in over the laws of Mexico.
"the mob hasn't ruled on this one."
But one should not rule out the possibility that the mob is finished on this one, either. Mexicans obviously have a penchant for breaking laws.
Good.
You can't give in the blackmail, because the minute you do, more demands will be made.
It's a never ending cycle.
Just imagine if this liberal took power and joined up with Venezuala's nutcase.
It's SHTF time in Mehico!
Mexicans obviously have a penchant for breaking laws.
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Laws in Mexico are as laughable as immigration laws in the USA....both are encouraged to be broken by both governments.
"It's SHTF time in Mehico!"
I read that and I first thought it said 'Methico'.
I was going to say 'got a lisp?'?
:0)
Hoorah!
Them Mexicans should quit listening to Carville and Begala.
Ping....see, I told you so. :) No full recount. Maybe no partial recount either, but they'll decide that next month. Don't bet the ranch.
That's why Mexico has a military. Those protestors better watch out...If they try that...Fox will have the military step in and it'll not be pretty....lots dead and jailed. That's the way of Mexico...No political correctness....
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