Mexico's lower house of congress approved a softened version of President Felipe Calderon's anti- drug bill.
The 462-to-6 vote today came after lawmakers eliminated a clause that would allow police to search homes without a warrant in life-threatening situations. The modification lets ``citizens have a reform that helps them, not one that assaults them,'' said Ruth Zavaleta, speaker of Mexico's lower house and a member of the opposition Party of the Democratic Revolution.
The package is part of Calderon's efforts to combat organized crime and quell violence. It would allow lawyers to make oral arguments to speed up trials and would give police the right to record conversations to be used as evidence.
Importance: Mexico is still fighting the war on drugs, but it is good to see that the house of congress is thinking about the peoples rights while working on their problems.
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