And Oligarchy ain't Democracy

I thought this headline was ironic, given the substance of the article: Some in Mexico want the death penalty reinstated - Los Angeles Times "Some"? Capital punishment has been outlawed in Mexico for almost 50 years, and legal experts say it "is highly unlikely, if not impossible, that the death penalty could be reinstated because of legal obstacles," for one, an OAS treaty. But deep in the article is this tidbit:

Recent polls showed support for the death penalty surging to as much as two-thirds of the surveyed population.