Obrador's push for a recount was dealt a SEVERE blow today as the court denied his request for a full recount, while trying to APPEASE him and his minions with a partial recount in some precincts.  So, the question becomes, what is next for Obrador, his minions, and for Mexico?

There seems to be evidence of wrongdoing and vote fixing, much as there was in the 2000 Gore election when the Supreme Court selected our next President.  Gore backed down, but then do not think he had the power or the charisma to call hundreds of thousands of people into the streets in protest, or perhaps more fairly, maybe Americans are just to complacent?  Will Obrador cave in, accept Calderon's backroom offer of a place in the government, or will he instead choose to esculate the so far (almost) peaceful protests to another level?

If he opts to take things to another level, things are going to get MORE UGLY in Mexico than they already are, and perhaps millions of Mexicans are going to try to flood Northward seeking Refugee status...come to think about it, and being somewhat callous where Mexico is concerned, are we watching a very sly machination of the process as Mexico dumps even more of their poor and uneducated off on America's doorstep, knowing full well that Bush will open them with open arms?

In Mexico's central plaza, thousands of protesters watched the court session on a huge screen, chanting "Vote by vote!" and drowning out the judges' statements. Representatives of Lopez Obrador walked out of the session in protest.

Tens of thousands of Lopez Obrador's supporters have camped out in the capital's center for a week, disrupting business and traffic to press their case that their candidate was cheated of victory in the July 2 election and to demand that all the votes be recounted.

In their first public session on the dispute, the seven judges of the Federal Electoral Court left open the possibility that they could order a partial recount. The tribunal has until Sept. 6 to declare a president-elect or annul the elections.

Official tallies gave ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon, a former energy secretary, an advantage of less than 0.6 percent, or about 240,000 votes, out of more than 41 million cast.

Chief justice Leonel Castillo argued Saturday that Mexico's political parties had a chance to raise concerns and dispute results when the results were first counted July 2 and then again during an official count held the week after the vote.

During an official count, Mexican law allows authorities to open ballot boxes only if there is evidence of irregularities or fraud. Castillo cautioned against straying from the law, saying recounts should be "exclusively and only" when there are obvious problems.

He recommended that a partial recount begin Wednesday and last no more than five days. He also said electoral judges should oversee the process to avoid any doubts.

 

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