The interbloc of national senators of the Frente de Todos (FdT) described as “political” and “inapplicable” the ruling issued by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation that revokes the parliamentary decree that divided the ruling bloc for the appointment of a representative before the Judicial Council.
“Today’s was a new political ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice that represents a clear conflict of powers between the Judicial and Legislative Powers,” The ruling senators pointed out through a statement released this afternoon.
In the document, the legislators of the blocs of national senators of the National and Popular Front and Citizen Unity -which make up the Frente de Todos interbloc- also call for a press conference that will take place tomorrow at 12 in the Provinces Hall of the Upper House.
“Thus, the vocation to interfere in the political decisions of Congress is demonstrated, arrogating powers that exceed the Judicial Power and with the clear objective of benefiting the macrismo in the composition of the Council of the Magistrature “, they remarked.
In addition, they argued that “the ruling is inapplicable because The Court cannot decide or intervene in the conformation of the blocks within the Senate”.
They stressed that the judge Horacio Rosatti “cannot rule on an issue in which he is judge and jury, since he himself presides over the Council of the Judiciary.”
?• COMMUNICATION ➡️ National Senators of the Interbloc @FrontOfAll they call a press conference tomorrow at 12 noon? pic.twitter.com/JwaB2TvXNG
— Senators of TOD☀️S (@Senadores_Todos) November 8, 2022
What does the court ruling say?
The Supreme Court of Justice revoked the parliamentary decree that designated the senator of the Frente de Todos Martín Doñate as representative for the second minority in the Council of the Judiciary on the understanding that this bench corresponded to the representative of the PRO, Luis Juez.
For the court, “it is indisputable that at the time of notification of the judgment of December 16 -and even after the expiration of the 120 days set for its implementation- the second minority for the purposes of the formation of the Judicial Council was the Pro Front.
The resolution bears the signature of judges Horacio Rosatti, Carlos Rosenkrantz and Juan Carlos Maqueda.
The Supreme Court thus referred to the ruling of last December that declared unconstitutional the formation of thirteen members of the Council and raised it to twenty, thereby forcing both chambers to appoint new representatives.
According to the information cited in the ruling, at the time of the sentence, the second minority corresponded to the Frente PRO bloc, with nine senators, which proposed Senator Luis Juez as counselor.
The opposition bloc announced its candidate for the presidency of the Senate on April 13, but five days later the first minority, The Front of All, decided to divide its block and thus claim the appointment of the councilor.
For the Court, this decision of the Front of All “disregards the principle of good faith, cardinal in legal relations”, according to the resolution known today.
