ShareThisMexican citizens defied violent drug traffickers with a simple but powerful act: voting.
No matter whom they voted for, Mexicans cast ballots on Sunday in favor of the rule of law, for honest government and for the peaceful resolution of disputes.
The people not on the ballot -- the drug traffickers and their hired guns -- tried to disrupt the voting with threats, violence and intimidation. In the days before the election, one candidate for governor was murdered, and the government offered other candidates bulletproof vests.
Turnout appeared lowest in border states where the drug violence is greatest, but this was not a presidential election year, so fewer voters were expected across the country.
Americans should care about these elections because Mexico is our neighbor, most of the Latinos in the United States are of Mexican descent, and we all have a stake in the future of Mexico.
Another reason to care is that the United States is involved in Mexico's drug war. The violence in Mexico is most fierce along the U.S. border because the traffickers are fighting over trade routes to ship their illegal products to the biggest drug market on the planet.
The elections themselves didn't give a clear indication of Mexico's future political direction. The major parties traded victories and losses, and the results didn't change the balance of power.
When he took office in 2006, President Felipe Calderon determined that the drug traffickers were not just criminals but a threat to national security. He unleashed the military and sought closer cooperation with the United States.
The Mexican government's war on the traffickers changed the rules of the game for the illegal drug business, and the resulting disruption has actually increased the number of casualties.
Despite the violence, those Mexicans who voted Sunday showed that they are not going to let thugs and bullies run their country. That's good for Mexico, and for the United States.
(Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, http://www.scrippsnews.com)
Really?
You make it seem as though that after these elections... no more to worry about the thugs and drug cartels.
Well I am sorry to rain on your parade... We all wish that was true, but you're as gullible as the person chasing the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Mexico cannot deal with the drug cartels with military action because the cartels are better funded...
The cartels are more of a danger to America than the Taliban or Al-Qaeda. That is the TRUTH. AND American drug laws and "drug war" is more of a danger to Americans than all of the above. It is because of our drug laws we have given these identities the power and ability to rule how they do.
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