{"id":5729,"date":"2010-05-20T21:17:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-21T02:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/?p=5729"},"modified":"2017-09-02T20:53:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T01:53:34","slug":"constitution-of-the-mexican-mafia-democracy-respect-and-no-bets-worth-more-than-ice-cream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2010\/05\/20\/constitution-of-the-mexican-mafia-democracy-respect-and-no-bets-worth-more-than-ice-cream\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution of the Mexican Mafia: Democracy, respect and no bets worth more than ice cream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p  style=\" margin: 12px auto 6px auto; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; display: block;\">   <a title=\"View Constitution of the Mexican Mafia in Texas on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/31698781\/Constitution-of-the-Mexican-Mafia-in-Texas\"  style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" >Constitution of the Mexican Mafia in Texas<\/a> by <a title=\"View John Tedesco's profile on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/John_Tedesco\"  style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" >John Tedesco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" src=\"\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/31698781\/content?start_page=1&#038;view_mode=scroll&#038;access_key=key-19k2m0fqd4em1oh1cdaa&#038;show_recommendations=true\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.75\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"doc_50873\" width=\"700\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Express-News Reporter Guillermo Contreras is covering a federal trial involving the Mexican Mafia, and he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/31698781\/Constitution-of-the-Mexican-Mafia-in-Texas\">wrote about a fascinating court exhibit<\/a>: The constitution of the Mexican Mafia in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>This document was posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\">mySA.com<\/a> today, and it&#8217;s all about setting a strong social structure for the gang:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Constitution-of-the-Mexican-Mafia-in-Texas.png\" alt=\"Constitution of the Mexican Mafia in Texas\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Constitution-of-the-Mexican-Mafia-in-Texas.png 480w, https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Constitution-of-the-Mexican-Mafia-in-Texas-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<li>A democratic vote is needed to approve new members of the Mexican Mafia. The new members must undergo a probationary period of 120 days, and they must be recommended by a sponsoring gang member. The constitution also states: &#8220;We all have the right to express opinions, ideals, contradict and criticize constructively.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Each member of the Mexikanemi must make the effort to conquer his disabilities; be they pleasure or materials.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Each member must show respect to each other. &#8220;Playing and kidding around among Worthwhiles shall be permitted up to a certain point. Heavy &#8216;teasing&#8217; of whore, faggot, brown-noser, etc. &#8230;. are totally prohibited.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Cash bets amongst Worthwhiles with a value of over one pint of ice cream shall be prohibited.&#8221;<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There are few words that actually describe the criminal activities of the Mexican Mafia. Here they are:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/johntedesco.net\/blog\/2017\/08\/26\/web-tools-track-texas-weather-emergencies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Web tools and apps to track weather emergencies in Texas<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We shall deal in drugs, contract killings, prostitution, large scale robbery, gambling, weapons, and in everything imaginable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Responsive ad for bottom of posts --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0751734391110968\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9687279818\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Constitution of the Mexican Mafia in Texas by John Tedesco Express-News Reporter Guillermo Contreras is covering a federal trial involving the Mexican Mafia, and he wrote about a fascinating court exhibit: The constitution of the Mexican Mafia in Texas. 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