Mexico

[Augustino]

Hi

i am Mexican, living in a city of my country the main parties are:

PRD (Partido de la Revolucion Democratica)
PAN (Partido Accion Nacional)
PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional)

also I would like know what you think about of my Country and our political system :rolleyes:

[Defender]

That's cool. Can you tell us even more?

I think Mexico appears to have a lot of political corruption. I know that Vicente Fox has been a good president for you though. How long can a person be President in Mexico?

[Extreme89]

I live in Argentina and my country political system is like yours

[Deacon]

Mexico doesn't sound too bad, why are people crossing the border then?

[Athena]

Rather than parties, I think it is more important to understand the structure of the government. The US government is divided into 3 branches, excutive, judicial, legistlative. The people elect the president every four years, and the vote for representatives in the house and senate of the legislative branch. The president doesn't make laws, but can veto or approve of laws made by the legislative branch. The president recommends judges for the judical branch, but doesn't control them, nor does the legistative branch or voting public. Once a federal judge is place, it is for life, making this branch of government like an aritstocracy.

How is your government organized?

[Chocorro]

We have a president that is elected every 6 years with no relection posible.

We have two chambers, senators and Diputados(sorry I don´t know how it´s spelled in english) that vote the laws, laws that can come from them or the president.

And then we have an jurisdictional powers, that means judges and some sort of police.

The president can put a law to vote and the chambers have to vote it, but maybe the chambers put a law that the president doesn´t like and he have right to one veto, but I think it´s only one for law, so the next time the law is discussed he cannot veto this second time.

[Athena]

We have a president that is elected every 6 years with no relection posible.

We have two chambers, senators and Diputados(sorry I don´t know how it´s spelled in english) that vote the laws, laws that can come from them or the president.

And then we have an jurisdictional powers, that means judges and some sort of police.

The president can put a law to vote and the chambers have to vote it, but maybe the chambers put a law that the president doesn´t like and he have right to one veto, but I think it´s only one for law, so the next time the law is discussed he cannot veto this second time.



This organization seems the very similar to the US system. From here, what part do citizens play in the governing process. Can they suggest a law and get it into the process of becoming a law? In Oregon, anyone can suggest a law. To get action on the law, the person, or organization wanting the law, must petition the people. If they get enough signitures on a petition, then the proposed law is put on the ballot and everyone gets to vote on it.

[Chocorro]

I´m not sure, but I think that can´t be done.

I will investigate.

[Athena]

I´m not sure, but I think that can´t be done.

I will investigate.


Thank you. I look forward to your answer.

[Athena]

Well, I see Mexico's political struggle is in the news again. Manuel Lopez Obrado tours the protest camps his supporters set up in Mexico City's center. The protest have weakened the peso, because of uncertainty grigging a polarized nation. The article is pathetic, because it says nothing of importance about the polarization. Does anyone know why Mexico is so polarized? It appears to be the working class against the owning class?