Congresses endorse the validity of the reform to the Guard and indigenous people

by times news cr

With the vote of deputies of the National Action parties (PAN) and Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), more than 17 local Congresses approved the reform that transfers the National guard to the Secretary of National Defense (Sedena) and the one that grants full enjoyment of rights to peoples and indigenous communities and afromexicanos.

Within 32 hours of having been sent by the Senate of the Republic to the state Legislatures, 17 Congresses have voted in favor of the reform of the National Guard (GN) that will allow the Armed Forces to be active in times of peace in security tasks. support for public safety.

With this qualified majority of the Local legislaturesthe requirement required for a constitutional reform is met, so the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate have called a session next Sunday and thus declare its constitutional validity, which will allow the president Andrés Manuel López Obradorbe the one who promulgates this new modification on his last day in office.

States with a majority of Morena They did not have to obtain opposition votes to achieve approval and modify 12 constitutional articles; However, the deputies of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) of Durango, gave their vote in favor, despite going against the line dictated by the national leadership of their party.

While the deputies of the National Action Party (PAN) in Chihuahua, They also did not stick to the line of their national presidency and voted in favor of the reform of the pass of the National Guard to the Army.

In this way, the approved reform establishes that “the secretariat of the public security branch will formulate the National Public Security Strategythe respective programs, policies and actions.”

In addition, the Secretariat of Security will have investigative powers, for which an Undersecretary of Investigation Intelligence will be created that will, together with the National Center of Intelligence, all support to the National Guard, to the Secretariat of National Defense, to the Secretariat of the Navy, to the federal entities and, in coordination, they will also investigate federal crimes, but they will also support state governments.

Among the states that have already approved this reform are: Tabasco with 27 votes in favor and 8 against; Baja California with 19 in favor and 6 against; Mexico City with 43 in favor and 19 against; Durango with 19 in favor and 5 against.

Besides, Quintana Roo with 18 in favor and 4 against; Sinaloa with 27 in favor and 2 against; Tlaxcala with 17 in favor and 3 against; Zacatecas with 18 in favor and 12 against; Campeche with 22 in favor and 6 against; Colima with 18 votes in favor and 6 against; Yucatán with 18 in favor and 16 against.

Morelos approved the reform with 14 in favor and 6 against; Guerrero with 32 in favor and 12 against; Oaxaca with 34 in favor and 2 against.

UNANIMITY TO INDIGENOUS AND AFROMEXICANS

On the other hand, and in the same way, this Thursday there was also a vote in favor of at least 17 state Congresses for the reform that recognizes indigenous peoples and communities as subjects of public law with legal personality and own heritage and recognizes the peoples and Afro-Mexican communities.

In this case, the Legislatures locals endorsed the reform unanimously, meaning there were no votes against.

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The constitutional changes seek to guarantee a life free of exclusion, discrimination and violence, especially sexual and gender violence, and to establish policies aimed at preventing and treating addictions, with a vision of respect for their cultural identities.

2024-09-29 07:51:24

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