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ce_miquiztetl t1_ityh1ti wrote

Reply to comment by JaxRhapsody in Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico's states by AdamCannon

We have 32 'federal entities' (entidades federativas): 31 states and Mexico City.

Our federal capital has full statehood (de facto) with completely autonomous local institutions (executive and legislative power), full representation at the federal legislative chambers; but we aren't considered a state (de jure).

Our official name is Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Mexican United States).

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JaxRhapsody t1_itykk38 wrote

I did not know that. Thank you for that geography lesson, I never even thought if Mexico had states, provinces, or was just a large area with cities in it. The maps here don't even call it Mexican United States, just Mexico. Is there counties, or perishes, too?

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zvug t1_itzjs7g wrote

FYI basically every single country on the planet has provinces or states.

The minority that don’t are extremely small or just edge cases like Vatican.

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darkajax t1_iu0cius wrote

States in Mexico are divided in municipalities, which are kind of equivalent to the counties in the US

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MotoSlava t1_iu0ptrk wrote

We don’t really call a lot of countries what their official name is because usually it’s some distinction of their political organization.

Morocco is the Kingdom of Morocco. Russia is technically the Russian Federation. China is technically the People’s Republic of China. India is the Republic of India. Algeria is the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria.

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DuckyDoodleDandy t1_itz8snm wrote

Parishes (in case El Maestro is using a translator) (El Maestro = teacher or professor or master of a subject)

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maluminse t1_itzh2ht wrote

So each province has their own laws? Are some states much more strict? Are some states like Nevada where prostitution is legal? What are the drug laws in most of the states? Asking for a friend.

Side note when I was young we used to go there and get cabritio. So good.

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magmanta t1_iu00rht wrote

Yes. States have their own laws, just like in the U.S. For example, some years ago, abortion wasn’t legal at a federal level, but it was decriminalized in some states. Same with weed.

Mexico is a Federal Republic, which means we have a president and representatives at both federal and state subdivision levels.

Hope this helps.

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121PB4Y2 t1_iu03kjz wrote

Yes. Much like in the US.

However, there are things that by law have been delegated to the federal government.

Public healthcare is handled exclusively by the federal government, with the exception of state (and municipal?) employees, who get it through each state.

Federal highways are exactly that. Unlike the US who allocates federal funding to the states to fix interstate highways, it’s done straight up by the federal govt here. Law enforcement is federal, although some road sections are under joint federal/state jurisdiction for those purposes.

Airports are mostly privately operated (some are federal government operated) but law enforcement, taxi licenses, and some other details are handled at the federal level.

Taxation is handled mostly at the federal level, with exceptions to payroll and hospitality taxes, which are state. Then the federal govt sends money to the state tax agency to fund the state government operations. So individual citizens only file federal taxes, and only get federal taxes taken out.

Internal agricultural checkpoints (like the ones entering California by road, or Hawaii by air) are handled by the federal government equivalents to the US FWS and APHIS.

Municipalities (“counties”) issue alcohol licenses for retail establishments, and the governors and mayors are free to declare dry laws during special situations or emergencies, but there are no liquor control boards, no restrictions on interstate transportation of alcohol or shipments (unless there are those situations, happened during the international flu of 2020).

Truck weight laws are at a federal level as well (so we don’t have any of that grandfathered 164,000 lb on 11 axles stuff that Michigan has), and while cities and states are allowed to restrict certain types of vehicles within certain sectors on certain roads, they can’t do it completely at a state level or on highways maintained by the federal transportation department. (They can mandate that all thru traffic of doubles takes a city bypass, but they can’t ban them completely at a state level).

Drugs will fall within the federal government realm, unfortunately. So until it pleases the crown, one may not consume stimulant leaves for pleasure.

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maluminse t1_iu04akt wrote

So alcohol sales to the public is unregulated?

Pot and cocaine is illegal? Is it enforced?

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121PB4Y2 t1_iu05llx wrote

  1. No, it's regulated, but not overregulated. There's no LCB mandating the max amount of alcohol you can buy, the maximum ABV allowed for supermarket sales, or restrictions to only buying from StateAlcoholmart. But cities and states can restrict license issues if establishments are within some radius of a school, set hours, etc.
  2. Illegal. Enforced depending on whether or not you get caught and how white you are and how much you bribe them.
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