Mexican Peace Movement: Poet calls on Congress to reform Mexico's political system

Poet calls on Congress to reform Mexico's political system - Fox News Latino: " A group of activists led by poet Javier Sicilia demanded immediate passage of a political reform bill that has been held up in the Mexican Congress' lower house while the legislature is in recess.

Sicilia and more than 20 other activists showed up unexpectedly Wednesday at the Mexican Senate, presenting their demands to a small group of senators and lower-house deputies who were inside the building.

'We haven't come to ask you. We've come to demand this of you, so if you have to have an extraordinary session, if you have to go without sleep, if you have to work extra hours, that's your problem,' Sicilia told the group of lawmakers who received them. ...

On April 27, two days before the end of Congress' last ordinary session, the Mexican Senate approved the political reform measure - which would allow citizens to run for president or any other public office as independent candidates and also enable local and federal lawmakers to seek re-election.

The bill was sent to the lower house but has stalled there because of the long recess; debate is not scheduled to begin until the next legislative session gets underway in September."