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Physical Confrontations in Mexican Congress Over Upcoming Presidential Inauguration (Translation)
El Universal ( Mexico City ) ^ | November 28, 2006 | Ricardo Gómez & Andrea Merlos ( translated by self )

Posted on 11/28/2006 4:51:57 PM PST by StJacques

Deputies act out new confrontation at the rostrum

After the quarrel, the PRD Deputy for the State of Mexico, Alberto Lopez, had to be evacuated from the sessions room in a wheelchair

Ricardo Gómez & Andrea Merlos
El Universal
Mexico City
Tuesday 28 November 2006


4:56 p.m.   A new confrontation among federal deputies of the National Action Party (PAN) and the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) was provoked at the foot of the rostrum of the Chamber of Deputies, which continues to be occupied by legislators of both factions.

At 4:13 p.m., the legislators of both groups were involved in a quarrel in which blows and verbal insults shone forth.

A deputy of the PAN, Gregorio Moya, and Victor Varela of the PRD, pushed each other with eagerness to gain positions at the rostrum.

After the quarrel, the deputy of the PRD for the State of Mexico, Alberto Lopez, had to be evacuated from the sessions room in a wheelchair.

As of this moment they have not arrived at any agreement between the factions to evacuate the rostrum, looking ahead to the Toma de Protesta1 of Felipe Calderon Hinojosa as President of the Republic, the 1st of December.

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Translator's Note:

The Toma de Protesta is a ceremonial event spelled out in the Mexican Constitution as part of the transition into office of a new President-Elect in which the incoming President presents himself before the lower chamber of the Mexican Congress to "Take Protest" from the legislators in order to show his willingness to defend the Constitution.

 


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: calderon; illegalimmigration; immigrantlist; mexelectrans; mexico; mexicocity; pan; prd; stjtranslation; wrestling
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To: DaoPian

Dancing like Mohammed Ali. My guess is that he was a bantum weight fighter in his youth. Freholes and cervesas tend to take a toll on the body, but he still has the form of a boxer getting ready to duke it out.


41 posted on 11/29/2006 7:10:39 AM PST by anymouse
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To: Alia
These pictures are so revealing.

Of what? They look like the United States House of Representatives in the 1800s.

42 posted on 11/29/2006 7:14:34 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard
Yes, in fact, these pics do resemble the brawls in United States House of Representatives in the 1800s WITH a difference: Obrador and his goon squads have NOT been elected. And they are attempting a coup.
43 posted on 11/29/2006 7:58:54 AM PST by Alia
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To: Alia
Obrador and his goon squads have NOT been elected. And they are attempting a coup.

Which makes the present altercation not only justifiable, but mandatory.

BTW, coke-can lady is HOT!

44 posted on 11/29/2006 8:20:42 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

You could always sit on the side of a busy highway and toss people into traffic, just to get more real time kicks, Arrogant Bustard.


45 posted on 11/29/2006 8:23:19 AM PST by Alia
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To: Alia

I wonder if American elected officials would have the guts to personally defend their offices against usurpers ... Somehow, I doubt it.


46 posted on 11/29/2006 8:27:05 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

Of course you doubt it: You are one big keyboard commando! :)


47 posted on 11/29/2006 8:28:08 AM PST by Alia
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To: Alia
There are several expressions which indicate that the user is an idiot, devoid of intelligence or original thought.

"Quagmire" (in reference to a foreign war), "Generation-X", "neocon", "chicken hawk" (in reference to support of the military) and "single-issue voter" are among those expressions.

"Keyboard Commando" is certainly one as well.

48 posted on 11/29/2006 8:35:13 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: StJacques

Every MExican I talked to yesterday in Mexico City today was very ashamed of this circus. Talk shows, etc, folks aren't buying this. Ezines in Mexico, it's not working. This a.m, people movement was seen to take over an area near the National Auditorium, after the swearing in, Calderon will by by helicopter some say for a speech. This area is not blocked off, but heavy traffic this a.m. Yesterday men in bikini underwear, about a thousand paraded down streets blocking traffic complaining about a corrupt senator from Veracruz. For the tourists, it was fun taking pictures.


49 posted on 11/29/2006 3:26:42 PM PST by rovenstinez
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To: StJacques
"Anyone who opposes those guys is a "good guy" in my book."

Stalin opposed Hitler during the 2nd World War. Was he a good guy? Extreme example, but the current leadership of Mexico is not in any way, shape, or form "good".
50 posted on 11/29/2006 4:36:38 PM PST by EnochPowellWasRight
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To: StJacques

These are real factions and the situation could evolve to outright civil war. This can be contrasted with Iraq, where the factions aren't, and the civil war isn't.


51 posted on 11/29/2006 4:38:51 PM PST by RightWhale (RTRA DLQS GSCW)
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To: ArrogantBustard
"BTW, coke-can lady is HOT!"

Her name is Violeta Lagunes and we now have word that the cans were full. A PRD legislator was quoted in El Universal (Mexico City) and he identified her (translated) like this:

". . . Even so, he strongly maintained that the name of the female PAN deputy who threw full refreshment cans at the rostrum, "she is named Violent Lagunes, pardon, Violet Lagunes" . . ."

Girl's got a rep ...
52 posted on 11/29/2006 4:50:19 PM PST by StJacques (Liberty is always unfinished business)
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To: rovenstinez
It is a circus.

Thank you for the update.
53 posted on 11/29/2006 4:51:35 PM PST by StJacques (Liberty is always unfinished business)
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To: ArrogantBustard

Oh! Do pass the Dijon, pls.


54 posted on 11/29/2006 6:14:37 PM PST by Alia
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To: RightWhale

Do you think the American Left may get that violent??
I take the reason for the violence is because Mexico is suppose to join Canada and America into a North American Union. There is a super NAU highway being made right now...


55 posted on 12/01/2006 11:14:08 AM PST by X-Ecutioner
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To: X-Ecutioner

It's only the first leg of the highway corridor. It will extend across Alaska to Beijing through Vladivostok.


56 posted on 12/01/2006 11:16:47 AM PST by RightWhale (RTRA DLQS GSCW)
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To: RightWhale

"It will extend across Alaska to Beijing through Vladivostok"


Into Beijing...CHINA????

*looking at you like your on drugs*


57 posted on 12/01/2006 11:36:53 AM PST by X-Ecutioner
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To: X-Ecutioner

It is an old FR thread. Which followed by a couple years an even older FR thread. This idea has been around a looooong time.


58 posted on 12/01/2006 12:19:13 PM PST by RightWhale (RTRA DLQS GSCW)
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