Kahwagi Advocates Caution

In a day when many feel every citizen should be heard, Jorge Kahwagi says just the opposite is true.

In a political coordination meeting of the chamber of deputies, Kahwagi said that while citizen participation in government is important, it could cause problems if those participating are not representative of the community at large.

"If any group can speak, we would soon be hearing from subversive groups," Kahwagi said, according to El Universal. "We have to make sure these groups represent society."

Kahwagi was absent for the 19 preceding hours of debate. He sided with his colleagues in voting to lower the threshold for citizen participation to become binding for government officials.