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5.04.2006

Mexico sucks again

Vicente Fox has decided not to sign the drug legalization bill into law after all, the AP reports.

I'm absolutely sure that the US pressured him on this. San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders is quoted in the article as saying:
I'm glad that he's listened to the many voices opposing the bill and made changes that will make good enforcement and not legalize drugs.
What voices? Your voice, San Diego mayor? The US embassy, perhaps?

Fox said that he wanted to make it "clear" that possession and consumption of drugs is illegal in Mexico. That's a pretty solid reason to veto this bill, considering that the bill seeks to virtually legalize possession and consumption of drugs for personal use.

Oh well. Snorting meth in the bathroom at the local Taco Bell will have to do for now.

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