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| | ZNet | Chiapas | The Mexican State on Trial |
 | | Starting in June of last year, more than 330 indigenous municipalities in Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guerrero, Veracruz, Puebla, Morelos, the State of Mexico, Michoacán and Jalisco filed constitutional objections, asking the Supreme Court to invalidate the so-called "indigenous law," which was approved by the Congress of the Union and a majority of state legislatures. |
 | | The zapatista consulta got more votes in Oaxaca than even José Murat got for governor (in the entire country, close to three million citizens voted in the EZLN consulta)." Because of that, he warned: "Even though the arguments that the Court will use will be legal, its decision will be political. |
 | | As a consequence of the constitutional reform, Herrera argues, "the form of organization and municipal autonomy was altered, contained in Article 115 of the Constitution and in the organic laws of the petitioning municipalities, without the legislators having given them an opportunity to participate in the discussion and approval process in defense of their interests." |
| www.zmag.org /content/Chiapas/cuevas-mex-state-on-trial.cfm (1947 words) |
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