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Geoff Brandt /p> p> Regarding your column about the O.J. Simpson book, why do you refer to this double murderer by his nickname? Why don't you refer to him as "Simpson." The jocular, whimsical use of "O.J." when referring to this animal is disgusting. br> -- Charles Heifet /p> p> LAWLESS LEFTISM br> Re: Jorge Amador's Lopez Obrador's Election Fraud : /p>

Mr. Amador's article regarding Lopez Obrador provided a comprehensive summary of the situation in Mexico, but there is one point that he should have stressed more. Simply put, Lopez Obrador and his ilk in the PRD (the Party of the Democratic Revolution, Lopez Obrador's party) are not committed to democracy or the rule of law. Instead, they are traditional radical leftists committed to an authoritarian all powerful state with complete control of the economy. Very much in the tradition of the far left, when they speak of a "democratic revolution" they are invoking the worn out idea that they, as the vanguard, know what is best and must speak for the poor, and must have complete control of the state to implement their reforms. In order to fulfill their "mission" (which, of course, will involve many riches and power for them) these radical leftists believe that they must take power through any means necessary. Elections are a good thing if they win, but are illegitimate if they do not.

Indeed, Lopez Obrador, Manuel Camacho (Lopez Obrador's campaign manager) and the PRD leadership used to be members of the PRI (Mexico's former ruling party), an authoritarian left wing party if there ever was one. They left the PRI because the PRI veered to the right under Presidents Salinas and Zedillo in the 90s, began to deregulate the economy and sell off state industries and eventually, agreed to electoral reforms. The members of the PRD would have preferred that Mexico stay the course with its authoritarian left-wing system where elections were shams. It is little wonder that such men have no respect for Mexico's truly democratic institutions.

p>I would urge Mr. Calderon to deal harshly with Mr. Lopez Obrador. The fact of the matter is that Lopez Obrador wants power at any cost and any compromise will simply encourage the left to continue ignore Mexico's institutions to obtain their goals of "speaking for the poor." Can't Mr. Lopez Obrador be arrested for treason? You cannot declare yourself the "legitimate" president without violating some law!

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