With 25 votes in favor and 12 against, the joint committees of Constitutional Points y Legislative Studies of the Senate approved the opinion of reform of the judiciary.
For eight hours, senators expressed their arguments for and against the reform proposed by the president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and which establishes the election by popular vote of judges, magistrates and ministers.
“The people of Mexico mandated us” and that is why the Morena bench will vote in favor of the reform to the Judicial Branch, reported the senator of Morena, Oscar Canton Zetina“Morena is going to vote with absolute conviction for this presidential initiative, because the people of Mexico supported us with almost 36 million votes… that is why in Morena we are going to win by a landslide to give justice to Mexicans.”
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The senator of Citizen Movement (MC), Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas, He said that the reform of the Judicial Branch “lacked diagnosis and had too much revenge.”
He considered that although this reform was made to remove privileges and excesses, it was also made “to take control of the power that acts as the arbiter of Mexico. For this reason, today, the revengeful purpose of this reform is more than clear. Revenge is sought based on the independence that the judicial power has maintained against the excesses of an Executive power that clearly wants an unprecedented concentration of power, more dangerous than what we have seen in the democratic history of this country.”
The senator of the PRI, Cynthia Lopez Castro He said that his bench is in favor of a reform but not like this”, and considered that it is impossible for citizens to choose nine ministers from among 81 names, and showing a simulated ballot he warned: “do not hesitate to see one from the house of celebrities here”, because people will identify them, or “they will use the “Hail Mary, give me aim” to choose the ministers”.
The also PRI member, Claudia Anayaasked to listen to the workers of the Judicial Branch and students who are demonstrating outside the Senate.
While the senator of the PT, Geovanna Bañuelosconsidered that “there is not a single voice that does not demand a reform of the Judicial Branch, even those of the opposition.”
The senator of the PRI, Carolina Viggianosaid that the proposed reform to the Judicial Branch is a deception and a lack of respect for Mexicans, he described as false that Mexicans are going to elect the judges, because they will be selected by Morena and criticized that among the requirements to be voted, they are asked for “a ridiculous three-page essay, what an irresponsible way to want to end the judicial career,” he accused and emphasized that the reform “is neither democratic nor popular.”
The PRI senator, Claudia Anaya He warned that if the reform to the Judicial Branch is approved, they will appeal to international bodies to challenge it; however, he clarified that the reform will not be approved because the opposition will remain firm and united.
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According to the statements of the President of the Senate, Gerardo Fernandez NoronaThe first reading of the opinion will take place on Tuesday, and the second reading and discussion before the Plenary Session will take place on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, outside the Senate premises, workers from the Judicial Branch and students continue to protest against the reform approved by the committees.
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2024-09-11 21:38:29