Date:         Fri, 6 Aug 2010 15:21:42 -0800
Reply-To:     Will Taygan <lists@ALASKABIODIESEL.ORG>
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From:         Will Taygan <lists@ALASKABIODIESEL.ORG>
Subject:      Re: MEXICO - big problem !
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The news says the palapas (basically huts) and other folks on the beach
are not the rightful owners, and the police are following the judge's
order to evict them so some guy can build a resort there.

http://bit.ly/apExZ9

Yes, land ownership by foreigners is somewhat sketchy in Mexico,
especially when the judge might be "friends" with the developer..

Good luck, folks!

Will in Alaska.

On Fri, 2010-08-06 at 08:57 -0700, Loren Busch wrote:
> RE: Problem In Mexico
> Although not planning any trips to Mexico I just checked to see where
> Tenacatitais located and it appears to be over half way down the Pacific
> coast.  This is well out of the border area that has drawn so  much
> attention due to the drug wars down there.  Those of us so used to the
> culture and government of a rational society based on individual rights and
> the right to own property (like the US and Canada or most of Western Europe)
> with minimal interference by government tend to forget how we got that way
> and the struggle that the people in much of the world are still enduring.
> If you want a detailed list of the abuses that occur under totalitarian
> governments just read through the first ten amendments to the US
> constitution, the Bill of Rights.  The people that wrote those knew from
> direct personal experience what restrictions had to be placed on government
> to assure the opportunity to live as free men and women.
> Damn, got onto my soap box again.  But it's Friday, isn't it?
>