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To: W. W. SMITH
George Romney’s parents owned land, a very large ranch, in Mexico. To own land in Mexico one must be a citizen of Mexico.

Not in most of Mexico, only a certain distance from the borders, and on the coasts.

36 posted on 01/31/2012 1:17:29 PM PST by ansel12 (Romney is unquestionably the weakest party front-runner in contemporary political history.)
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To: ansel12
Real Estate in Mexico may be held by Americans in partnership with Mexicans.

BTW, Mexico does not operate on the Anglo-Saxon "fee-simple" ownership of real property. In fact, the Mexican Constitution does NOT protect Private Property.

Mexican Law, such as it is, is a mélange of the Code Napoleon, Roman Law, Communism, and Spanish Feudalism, with a smidgin of the Texas Commercial Code thrown in so at least somethings can get done, sometimes, if the bribes are right. Its basic premise: might makes right. The most important operating principle: Figure out just who the hell it actually is that one is supposed to bribe. Sometimes if you bribe the wrong guy, the right one will eventually come forward, but not always. You're right. It's crazy. Ask anyone who has done business with our chaotically-inclined neighbor to the South.

Hell of a thing. And, as you can see, a country cannot be run that way.

37 posted on 01/31/2012 3:12:52 PM PST by Kenny Bunk ((So, you're telling me Scalia, Alito, Thomas, and Roberts can't figure out this eligibility stuff?))
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