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eureka.gif posted on 3-21-2004 at 07:11 PM
If Nomads Ruled the World (...well Mexico)!


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.


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[*] posted on 3-21-2004 at 07:21 PM
Election Day Happy Hour


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.
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[*] posted on 3-21-2004 at 07:24 PM
New Law for Mexico


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.
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[*] posted on 3-21-2004 at 08:02 PM


Life in prison for all politicians convicted of corruption, selling influences, and violating election law.



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[*] posted on 3-21-2004 at 08:18 PM
Good idea


That needs to be done here in the gran gringoland as well.
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[*] posted on 3-21-2004 at 09:05 PM
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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.
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[*] posted on 3-21-2004 at 10:53 PM


Actually, I wouldn't want to be president. I would like my best friend to be president.:biggrin:

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.




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[*] posted on 3-22-2004 at 12:47 AM




No more paved or graded roads!

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[*] posted on 3-22-2004 at 11:47 AM
my law


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.

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