The discussion on the opinion of the reform of the judiciary It took place on Monday, August 26and until the early hours of August 27, in the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.
Morena and allies will seek to approve a reform of the judiciary, promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and the president-elect Claudia Sheinbaumwith which it is sought amend article 95 of the constitution to elect judges, magistrates and ministers by popular vote for a period of 12 years.
However, various power groups have rejected this initiative for the reasons alleged risks that it would imply for democracy; In addition, the workers, magistrates and judges of the Judicial Branch have been on an indefinite strike since Wednesday, August 21.
After 7 hours of discussion, The opinion of the reform to the Judicial Branch was approved in general with a majority of 22 votes in favor.
Also, after midnight, on Tuesday, August 27, It was approved in particularafter receiving 22 votes in favor and 18 against in the Constitutional Affairs Committee.
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Reform of the Judicial Branch: Constitutional Affairs Committee approves the opinion in particular
After more than 12 hours of discussionthe members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approves in particular the opinion of the reform of the judiciary.
After analyzing all the reservations presented, the vote was carried out on the matter, where Morena and allies managed to promote the measure with 22 votes in favorby 18 against by the opposition.
This way will be passed to the Plenary Congress for analysis, starting at the beginning of the next Legislature, on September 1.
Chamber of Deputies begins discussion of reform to the Judicial Branch (Darkroom / Daniel Augusto)
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Constitutional Affairs Committee approves integrating protection for judges
The Constitutional Affairs Committee supported the inclusion protection for judges within the draft opinion of the reform of the judiciary.
This through the figure of faceless judgesproposed by President AMLO, where when dealing with issues related to organized crime, the authority should “Preserve the security and protect the identity of the judges”.
In this way, reform will be sought Article 20 of the Constitutionwhich seeks to provide protective measures for those administering justice in cases of high risk.
Meanwhile, the PAN bench indicated, While agreeing with the approach, modifications must be made in this regard.
And they pointed out that granting this type of measures is necessary, but in order for the judges to be elected They must disclose their informationso the measure itself is a contradiction to the project presented.
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Constitutional Affairs Committee approves the opinion in general
The opinion of the reform of the judiciary was approved in general by the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies today, August 26, 2024.
After concluding the discussion of the opinion, the Voting on the reform of the Judiciary in the Commission, where 39 of the deputies present participated.
The votes were as follows:
- A favor: 22
- Against: 17
- Abstentions: 0
With which the analysis of the reservations for possible modifications to the opinion of the reform of the judiciary to determine which ones will be discussed.
A total of 1,000 were presented. 330 reservations of the following matches:
- Morena: 71 reservations
- PT: 4 reservations
- PVEM: 2 reservations
- PRI: 106 reservations
- PAN: 49 reservations
- MC: 70 reservations
- No match: 28 reserves
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Constitutional Affairs Committee loses signal
The Constitutional Affairs Committee had to make a break during the Discussion of the Reform of the Judicial Branch because They were left without a signal due to an alleged internet failure.
After confirming that several deputies were not connected to the system, the president of the Commission, Juan Ramiro Robledo, granted a brief pause and then the roll call was made for confirm whether there was a quorum.
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Susana Prieto assures that Morena betrays the struggle of Benito Juárez
Former Morena deputy, Susana Prieto, made an intervention to point out that the legislators of Morena, PT and PVEM They allude to Benito Juárez but with the reform to the Judicial Power betray what the “Benefactor of the Americas” defended.
“My colleagues refer to Benito Juárez, a staunch defender of the Republic, the Federation, the law and its applicability, and above all, the division of powers. And with this initiative you are not only ending the division of powers, but the Republic as well.”
Susana Prieto
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Gerardo Fernández Noroña calls traitors those who do not support the initiative
In his speech, Gerardo Fernandez Norona, representative of the Labor Party (PT), He criticized that Citizen Movement this against the reform of the Judicial Branch when one says one is in favor of democracy.
“They are protesting against Article 39 of the Constitution. I suggest that the opposition propose a reform to this article and say ‘all public power comes from this except for the Judiciary, which will be decided by the oligarchy and the power of money’ because that is what they are defending.”
Gerardo Fernandez Norona
He also stressed that the opposition coincides with the arguments of Ken Salazar, United States ambassador to Mexico who rejected the reform of the Judicial Branch, so He called them “stateless people and traitors.”
“That paints them like a glove, stateless, traitors to the interests of the people, that is what they are”
Gerardo Fernandez Norona
In his message, Gerardo Fernández Noroña also revealed that soon will join the Morena party.
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Margarita Zavala says it threatens “judicial independence”
The deputy Margarita Zavala took a position on the reform of the Judicial Branch During her live discussion today, Monday, August 26, the wife of former PAN member Felipe Calderón reiterated her position against the initiative promoted by AMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum.
“Judicial independence is what this reform and this initiative, and even worse, the ruling, are most at odds with. This independence is what guarantees access to justice. This judicial independence gives dignity and essence to the Judiciary, and this ruling is totally at odds with it.”
Margarita Zavala
Margarita Zavala considered that the representatives of the Judicial Branch defend rights against abuse and power, “And that is what bothers any authoritarian regime the most.”he said in reference to the governments of the so-called Fourth Transformation.
“Constitutional justice is uncomfortable because it is a dispute between powers,” he said.
Judicial reform live today, August 26: Deputy Susana Prieto says she is not allowed to speak
Around the Live discussion of the reform of the Judiciary carried out Today August 26ththe deputy Susana Prieto reported that you are not being allowed to make use of your participation in the Chamber of Deputies.
The deputy said in a brief interview that she left the parliamentary faction of Morena in February 2024 and after this He said he had faced political violence which he described as a “vulgarity”She also reported having been expelled from the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.
In this regard, he said that the argument for his expulsion is that he does not belong to any parliamentary faction, a fact for which he was made to lodge a series of complaints in different instances. However, for this point She said she was fed up with gender violence against her:
“I am fed up with what they have done to me. They say that I am not going to speak, that is why they removed me, so that I would not speak. I am a candidate lawyer with 40 years of experience litigating different areas of law. It was they who betrayed the people of Mexico by not working the 40 hours and out of congruence with the workers, I withdrew from that bench. From that moment on, they have made my life a fucking hell in this Chamber of Deputies.”
Susana Prieto
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