With 22 days until the election, it is the citizens who decide. Neither the polls, nor the parties. The citizens are the protagonists, and they have called for a march this May 19 in the Zócalo to express, beyond colors or belongings, the encouragement of the citizens to decide their vote for Xóchitl Gálvez and for Taboada. It is not a partisan event, the organizers assume the costs of microphones and screens. Attendees organize themselves to reach the Zócalo, according to their own decision. There are no carries, no prizes. There is a civic duty, deciding your vote.
Deciding can be difficult. However; excesses have paved the way to make the right decision. Never again the country of one man. Never again the whims to guide a multicultural and plural country. Never again will the hugs and impunity against organized crime that kill thousands of Mexicans. AMLO says without violence, but dismembered, the corpses displayed, the victims tortured, tied up, beaten, it is not a dignified way to die, and it is very violent.
Deciding whether to annul the suspension of the amparo trial is to give the government impunity to act illegally and violate human rights. It means ending citizen defense against arbitrary acts of authority in all applicable aspects. It is giving the Executive carte blanche for all his whims. Enhanced presidentialism.
Deciding that amnesty is granted discretionally is encouraging impunity. Everything is at the presidential discretion, whether it is a trial or a conviction. Thus, AMLO tries to protect himself beyond his mandate and protect his children and his accomplices. Corruption has grown in a public and depraved way. But there will be no punishment, even investigations are avoided. Let the Army and the National Guard continue patrolling, without intelligence or strategy, because in reality they are not looking for anyone, nor can they act against anyone.
Deciding to rob the poorest, the most unprotected of their savings, instead of looking for them to receive them, is an act of cruelty. It is an advance to see if they can use the savings of millions of workers to finance the government, because the stabilization fund, the public trust funds, has already been spent.
The debt grew exponentially and now represents 50% of GDP. What do we receive in return? A very expensive refinery that does not work. A very expensive Mayan Train, of no use and that should be subsidized. An AIFA without flights and with a bankrupt airline, Mexicana, since it began operations. And subsidies to Pemex to avoid bankruptcy, instead of saving it with private investments in exploration and exploitation. Deciding that there is only one truth is a fallacy.
Deciding everything and about everyone, without scientific bases, without social or economic benefits, without knowledge of the facts, that is what we have experienced in this six-year term. We no longer want outdated presidentialism. Enough! It’s time to decide a change. Not from Tlatoani, but from the government system.
Deciding to limit presidentialism always hit a wall in the different political reforms, which despite everything advanced to create a more plural and democratic system, with alternation, specialized autonomous bodies that guaranteed our votes, which subtracted technical and specialized decisions from a political sphere. without knowledge of problems. These counterweights today are seen as a danger to presidential power. Indeed they are. Having specialists decide the best practices and public policies improves our lives.
Deciding to annul all counterweight to presidential power is a serious setback that puts the country at risk, which by wanting to impose a single thought cancels freedoms, diversity and a plurality that different visions provide to formulate better solutions. It is denying society its right to decide freely.
Deciding to oppose is the right thing to do. Voting for a coalition government that opens decision-making spaces to plurality is progress. It is stopping the cancer of a presidentialism that eats away at institutions, squanders resources and fails at every step it takes. Lies are not enough to cover the disaster. Acapulco was the first victim of the disappearance of Fonden, which was hidden behind a presidential setup that simulated access by road, and there was no passage. Taking a helicopter was simple, but in the face of tragedy, what could I say? Better stuck in the mud, like your government.
Deciding the future of Mexico is what is at stake. Or a more centralist, more presidential regime, that concentrates public resources and decisions. Or a new coalition government, where decisions are made collegially, without whims, based on scientific evidence and citizen participation.
Several million, and I count myself in them, we are going to decide this June 2 what we want for Mexico. Things for the opposition front look good in Mexico City, in Morelos, Veracruz, Guanajuato, Jalisco with the Citizen Movement, Yucatán, in Puebla the attempted assassination of the opposition candidate is influencing the election, in Chiapas and Tabasco there are fewer opportunities , but there is a good presence that did not exist months ago.
Deciding who will have a majority in the Congress of the Union is perhaps as important as the presidential election, since without parliamentary majorities, governing implies negotiating. Morena aspires to at least a simple majority with her allies, but in senators and deputations the battle has also been closed and no qualified majorities are perceived. The autonomy of the SCJN is at risk, since in October the Senate must appoint a new minister and the correlation of forces may change and if Morena wins, it will be able to shake off sentences against unconstitutionality and constitutional controversies, which would strengthen presidentialism, whether the election is achieved or not. of judges and magistrates, which would be, yes, the complete dismantling of the Judicial Power.
Deciding is a great responsibility with the future of Mexico. Reason your vote.
