BajaRick - 3-21-2004 at 07:11 PM
Ok Baja Nomadians enough of the Dog Sh*t Topic. Let's play a new game.
Let's all pretend we can be President of Mexico for one day. You will be allowed to adopt one law any law. What law would you write into history? Give
a description of the law and the reason(s) why you think it's needed.
[Edited on 3-22-2004 by BajaRick]
Election Day Happy Hour
BajaRick - 3-21-2004 at 07:21 PM
Law: Mexicans would be allowed to purchase and consume alcohol the days prior to national elections.
Reasons:
1. Visiting tourists would never be disappointed on learning that booze was not available to ANYONE the entire weekend of an election.
2. Secondly and more importantly, I'd like to see if the Mexican people can elect their worst President yet.
New Law for Mexico
academicanarchist - 3-21-2004 at 07:24 PM
The law that I would write would insure the fair and even handed implementation of all provisions in the 1917 constitution, and the impeachment and
imprisonment of any official that abused the law or provisions of the 1917 constitution. Many probelms in Mexico would be overcome with the
implementation of the constitution.
JESSE - 3-21-2004 at 08:02 PM
Life in prison for all politicians convicted of corruption, selling influences, and violating election law.
Good idea
academicanarchist - 3-21-2004 at 08:18 PM
That needs to be done here in the gran gringoland as well.
JESSE
Mike Humfreville - 3-21-2004 at 09:05 PM
That was the first thought that came into my head instantly: mordida. And I'll take it one step further. Mordida imposed by Mexical officials is
harder on the Mexican population that it is on the gringos. I have seen this a number of times but experienced it personally when I gave an old car
away and it ended up in the hands of a Mexican friend who worked in the U.S. but lived across the border in Mexico. Every time he crfossed the border
going into Mexico the Mexican authorities snagged him for more mordida. It would be interesting to see how much money is extracted from gringos and
how much from Mexicans, balance that data with quantification of both sides and see who is hurt more.
Not that it means much anyway, it still hurts everyone.
I have paid mordida 3 times in my life in Mexico and I have been wrong all three times. But the poor folks who have done nothing wrong and been
presses for cash (even when they have none)? I agree, life imprisonment. Either that or just turn them over to all the locals they have hurt over
the years. That will stop it forever.
Dave - 3-21-2004 at 10:53 PM
Actually, I wouldn't want to be president. I would like my best friend to be president.
OK, seriously:
Anyone more than 15 minutes late for a business meeting could be legally shot on sight.
OR:
Ban the use of the word ma?ana.
David K - 3-22-2004 at 12:47 AM
No more paved or graded roads!
Bad roads are the greatest filter to keep out those 'ugly Americans' in RVs that JR is always talking about. Crooks don't travel far on dirt roads to
commit crimes, either.
Of course it isn't fair to the people of Baja to not have good roads... But, as Mama Espinoza says: "Bad roads, Good people... Good roads, All kinds
of people!" Most of Baja is still only reached by 'bad' roads, anyway.
Viva La Republica de Baja California!
[Edited on 3-22-2004 by David K]
my law
bajalera - 3-22-2004 at 11:47 AM
Tequila production would be reduced to ten different types, so I wouldn't have to spend what seems like half a day reading the labels on all those
bottles.
Lera