Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Vote Rigging in Mexico: Paving the way for the formation of the North American Union

It looks as if the voting system in Mexico is as rigged as that in the United States. One can only hope that the Mexican people have the guts to stand up to the cabal and demand their elected representative take office and halt this accelleration towards a continental government, thus dissolving the North American Union before international highways are built and consequently weave their way into the sovreignty of the United States.

Mexico leftists try to shut capital in vote battle
By Kieran Murray and Tomas Sarmiento

MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) - A Mexican leftist fighting to overturn a tight presidential election he said was plagued with fraud will try to shut down the capital's main business district on Monday to push for a vote-by-vote recount.

Thousands of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's supporters seized control of the imposing Zocalo square in Mexico City on Sunday night as well as a long stretch of the elegant Reforma boulevard which runs through the center of the capital.

As police looked on, the protesters set up tents and tarpaulin covers in the middle of the wide boulevard and said they would block it to all traffic on Monday.

That could cut off Mexico's stock market, luxury hotels, government offices, the U.S. Embassy and the headquarters of major corporations.

"They wanted to steal the elections from us but we are not giving in," said Magdalena Salazar, a middle-aged woman who danced with her daughter in the Zocalo as a salsa band called "Minimum Wage" played into the early hours of Monday.

"If they don't pay attention to us, we'll shut the city down," she said. Nearby, hundreds of other Lopez Obrador supporters from around the country tried to grab some sleep on the ground, curling up on blankets and strips of cardboard.

Fully in control of of the capital's historic center, other small groups danced, sang and played soccer on major roads.

In a surprise move that raised the stakes in Mexico's political crisis following the July 2 election, Lopez Obrador called on his followers to seize downtown Mexico City at the end of a massive protest rally on Sunday afternoon. Continued...

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