Oh man... it's getting intersting!DENNIS - 6-20-2007 at 06:36 PM
It's far from over.TMW - 6-21-2007 at 07:17 AM
["A gambling tycoon with 19 children and a $500 million fortune, Hank has generated controversy since he entered politics in 2004 to run for mayor of
Tijuana, ending 15 years of PAN dominance at Tijuana City Hall."]
Gees, he may need that much money to take care of them.woody with a view - 6-21-2007 at 09:11 AM
poor wife!!!fdt - 6-21-2007 at 09:39 AM
I think he's on wife #4 and some of the kids were already made for him, like the bullfighter Alejandro Amaya.DENNIS - 6-21-2007 at 01:17 PM
And, he has a private zoo with exotic animals. White tigers, for instance.
Lets see..........Who else in Mexico entertains themselves with exotic animals?Mango - 6-21-2007 at 01:36 PM
There were campaign ad's on the radio here in Mexicali last week accusing Hank's father and grandfather of being members of the drug Cartel. It also
insinuated that Hank himself was involved with prostitution, cartels, drugs, etc.. Pretty juicy stuff. bajalou - 6-21-2007 at 02:33 PM
Google "Hank Rohn" and you'll find lots of information/speculation regarding him and family.JESSE - 6-21-2007 at 02:51 PM
Federal courts will eventually trow out the state ruling and let him run.oldhippie - 6-23-2007 at 07:35 AM
My reading of the article indicates that there is state law forbidding Hank's run and Hank is saying that is unconstitutional. I wonder if this law is
something unique to BC or if other states have a similar law. I guess the real question is can an elected federal employee step down mid term and run
for another federal job? If so, Hank has a case. If not, he may be out.
I don't even know if an American mayor can step down mid-term and run for governor. Not that it makes any difference here.DENNIS - 6-23-2007 at 09:45 AM
What got me about his plan was that he hand picked a successor outside his administration. I believe he is occupying the mayors office now. He was
living in the states at the time. I wonder if he moved back to Tijuana?DENNIS - 6-23-2007 at 09:57 AM
Google---Operation White Tiger
I am guessing that the White Tiger designation comes from a time when Jorge was busted at the border with a White Tiger cub, entering Mexico.
This is a protected species.
He was also busted at the Mexico City airport, coming from the orient with all sorts of forbidden items. Ivory etc. His father was still alive at
the time and, for sure, was unhappy......with the government, for busting his son.
After months of investigation, the items were deemed artificial.
Yeah, right. Daddy was a very powerful man in DF.fdt - 6-23-2007 at 05:17 PM
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Originally posted by oldhippie
My reading of the article indicates that there is state law forbidding Hank's run and Hank is saying that is unconstitutional. I wonder if this law is
something unique to BC or if other states have a similar law. I guess the real question is can an elected federal employee step down mid term and run
for another federal job? If so, Hank has a case. If not, he may be out.
I don't even know if an American mayor can step down mid-term and run for governor. Not that it makes any difference here.
State law forbids the mayor to run before finishing his elected term. Now the federal tribunal will have to decide and they are the only ones allowed
to interpret the law, not just go by what the law sais. State law is very clear, he can not run, article 42 of the state consttution. Now they want
the fed.court to rule against state law and the funny part is that this law "antichapulin"(anti-grasshopper) to not allow elected officials to
bejumping from one position to another was voted in by the PRI in 2002 because some PAN people were jumping without finishing.
Someone said that they spit facing up fdt - 6-23-2007 at 05:19 PM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
What got me about his plan was that he hand picked a successor outside his administration. I believe he is occupying the mayors office now. He was
living in the states at the time. I wonder if he moved back to Tijuana?
Kurt Honold, the acting mayor was there since day one, he was his "Suplente", every candidate for any office has a suplente, so Honold was there since
Hank was running for mayor as suplente.DENNIS - 6-23-2007 at 05:41 PM
OK .... He was Suplente. Was he involved in the business of running the city?
Or was he involved in his own business and living in the United States at the time of his selection?DENNIS - 6-23-2007 at 06:08 PM
And .... While I'm asking and learning......... Is the Suplente chosen by the voters or, is he appointed?
If appointed, by whom?
Is he chosen by the candidate?
If so, can the candidate choose who he wishes?fdt - 6-23-2007 at 09:18 PM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
OK .... He was Suplente. Was he involved in the business of running the city?
Or was he involved in his own business and living in the United States at the time of his selection?
Not involved and I think La Jollafdt - 6-23-2007 at 09:23 PM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
And .... While I'm asking and learning......... Is the Suplente chosen by the voters or, is he appointed?
If appointed, by whom?
Is he chosen by the candidate?
If so, can the candidate choose who he wishes?
The suplente is part of the form, nothing to do with voters and neither is the candidate, they are chosen by the party and in this case I would
imagine was chosen by the candidate as he was part of his team in business.DENNIS - 6-24-2007 at 06:14 AM
Thanks Ferna.....
I appreciate the schooling. The Suplente, as he fits into the system is new to me.
It brings up a scenario, a fiction I would hope, that any chosen individual could take a high political office, such as governor, through a
planned succession of events.
Say, for instance, a rich political party would like to have an undesireable individual in the seat of power but, the voting public won't let it
happen. The party money runs a popular, non-offensive, good looking candidate and wins the election. The new, pretty boy governor appoints the bad
guy as his Suplente. The governor has to leave office due to illness and the Suplente steps in.
Is that how it might work?oldhippie - 6-24-2007 at 07:21 AM
thanks fdt. It's interesting watching democracy trying to take hold in Mexico. I hope the PAN does well both in the elections and in office after.
Although I have to admit I'm pro legalized gambling and ole Hank is certainly that way. Look what it did for the American Indians and Atlantic City!fdt - 6-24-2007 at 08:00 AM
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Originally posted by DENNIS
The governor has to leave office due to illness and the Suplente steps in.
Is that how it might work?
We don't have a governor suplente, we already went thru the death of Gov. Hector Teran Teran and congress(state) appointed an interim gov. Alejandro
Gonzalez Alcocer.
We have suplentes or substitutes for mayor, oficial mayor, sindico, regidores and congressman.
Say right now in your municipality if Ensenada mayor Cesar Mancillas was to step down or leave office for some reason, his suplente is Hector Manuel
Ramos Covarrubias.
here are the electoral forms "planillas" for this comming August 5th election http://www.ieebc.org.mx/Archivos/CANDIDATOS.pdfDENNIS - 6-24-2007 at 08:19 AM
fdt -----
Thanks again.DianaT - 6-24-2007 at 08:26 AM
This lesson in politics has been very educational.
