Court lifts recess: Cristina Fernandez resumes battle with Clarin and farmers
Argentina’s Civil and Commercial Court decided to lift the January judicial recess as requested by the administration of President Cristina Fernandez and also granted the cautionary measure appeal to the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) that blocks the presidential decree over the taking over of La Rural grounds in Palermo neighbourhood.
After an intense debate, court members Francisco de las Carreras, Ricardo Guarinoni and Graciela Medina decided to lift the traditional Judicial recess held in January, as they approved the measure presented by the SRA last Wednesday.
Simultaneously, the court accepted the Government's request to set “celerity” to the treatment of the Media Law, which means that those controversial articles (45 and 161) that hinder its application may be declared constitutional and thus the Clarin group could be forced to divest from all those licences above a cap established by the bill.
Last December 14, Judge Horacio Alfonso had ruled that the questioned articles were constitutional and ordered to rule out the injunction presented by the Clarín Group, but the Civil Court ordered instead the extension of the injunction after Alfonso's ruling was appealed.
Last week the Argentine Supreme Court said that until the Civil and Commercial Court rules on the matter, the Clarin group injunction stands.
The Cristina Fernandez administration made a dual presentation, one by cabinet chief Manuel Abal Median and another by the Audiovisual Communications regulator, Afcsa, headed by Martin Sabbatella.
In the case of the Palermo grounds famous for the annual agro-show, the ruling suspends the eviction on 20 January established by a decree signed by Cristina Fernandez, and there can be no innovation in the matter until the validity of the expropriation decree is decided.
SRA argued that decree 2552 was unconstitutional because there was no expropriation involved and the government must first inform the courts of its intention.
The decree simply declared the annulment of the Palermo grounds sale which took place in 1991 under the government of President Carlos Menem.
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If she takes the farmers on, she will lose, no doubt of that. Somewhere near 50% of her income comes from Agricultural Exports, Soy, Wheat, Corn, Vegetable, cattle etc. Who I wonder? does she think produces these items?
YPF, what is she going to do? Nationalise the Agricultural Industry.
Laughable.
Trouble is, much of this prime land has been sold to foreigners, especially the Chinese, using Argentinian front-men.
The Chinese may not be well pleased that their land has been appropriated, and may not be as passive as the Spanish over Repsol.
Cause what I see is just anger against her own people. I'm baffled by her actions. :(
Marxism is her master plan.
The fight with the SRA is the one to watch. Even though it is fueled by vindictiveness, if CFK wins this, then the path is clear. All private property will be up for grabs (by the government.) The use of decree by CFK to govern is disgusting ,(to put it mildly) and I can not understand why it's constant and arbitrary use is not questioned by the people.
Given that she's peronist, she's technically a fasco-corporatist. She's interested in lining her own pockets and making herself incredibly wealthy. She'll use fascism and authoritarianism to achieve this will all be under the mantle of a cult of personality.
She doesn't expropriate for political reasons, only personal reasons.
Like Hitler she will try anything. I expect a diatribe anytime against my country Uruguay on the basis that it part of Argentina and invade us and declare an anschluss. Our armed forces may be weak and easily overwhealmed but the Uruguayan people, a pacific nation, will not stand for that. Apart from a few Quislings, folk of all political colours wil resist any such attempt A fantasy maybe?? But I wouldnt bet on any whims of that harridan
What she cant get legally.
I have to say that is seems to be more Christina Mugabe than Christina Lenin.
CFK boasts many of the bad attributes of the dictionary definition of monopoly - no real contenders on the same size and scale, going any lengths to stamp out competition (though limiting free press and promoting propaganda); ripping off customers to gain benefits for herself, customers (voters) significantly worse off than in a competitive market, with no innovation or improvements to the product (country) given this lack of competition.... Sounds more like telecoms in Mexico than a viable political system.
So next time a Kirchnerist tells you monopolies are evil, then ask them why they support Cristina? But I guess that is one of the many mysterious hypocracies of Kirchnerism that CFK fanatics choose to ignore.
You can see some fine examples right here in this thread. You will also notice their inability to acknowledge reason, and instead opt for a dillusional fantasy.
I'm under the impression that some of the judges will be ticked because their vacations were cut short. Ruining their cruises and ski trips isn't exactly a way to win friends and influence people.
Peronism, however, is just Hitlerism, and they have all this until the end of time.
Not a drop of honour.
But lets not forget she is just a modern democratic dictator.
However, as truly a Fascist-corporatist she has no love for the worker, nor the farmer. She just wants to line her own pockets.
As CFK appears to utilise Nazi-style propaganda, I have assumed she had an admiration for Herr Hitler(who was also elected, and ruled through decree).
His success was based on the German farming vote, which CFK rejects.
Your point about her being a corporatist makes sense (she doesn't want top mix with the plebs).
its justa matter of time.
But IF she gets the constitution amended as she has always wanted, though coyly saying she was ‘leaving it to the people’ the rule by decree will become the norm. Then there MAY be some resistance as the decrees get even more dictatorial.
I think the only way for Uruguay to avoid an AG invasion is to ally themselves with the Americans as fast as possible. To some extent it does not matter what we have to give in exchange. ANYTHING is better than being under TMBOA stiletto heel.
I cannot see that happening whilst Pepe is the President.
I really hope that she is dealt with (by execution or assassination) before invasion has a chance to happen.
Personally I would like to see Julio Cobos present himself as a candidate for Congress!!!!!!
Don't you think that there are a number of people on the side lines that wouldn't be more than willing to give Botox face a well deserved b#@$! slap? I doubt something like that will happen, but anything's possible.
#11 Don Quixote was the good guy =)
#12 Its not Cristina's fault that none of her opponents in Argentina or indeed abroad come close to her in brains, beauty or boldness =)
Turncoat!
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