In 8 minutes, deputies declare judicial reform constitutional

Andrea Becerril

The newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, September 14, 2024, p. 3

In a celebratory atmosphere, with cherry-colored signs on each seat that read: The people rulethe Senate yesterday declared the constitutionality of the reform to the Judicial Branch of the Federation (PJF), after 23 local congresses voted in favor of this project that will allow the popular election of judges, magistrates and ministers.

The opposition legislators did not show up, as they had announced a day before, but in the plenary hall were 83 senators from Morena and their allies from PT and PVEM, who occupy two thirds of the seats, and yesterday they filled the room with cheers and the cry of Judicial reform is on track!

The secretary of the board of directors, Noemí Camino Farjat (Morena), informed the assembly that the certificates of 24 local congresses that met were received, of which only the one in Jalisco voted against the reform to the PJF, which was later described as historical by the majority group.

The spotlight was on PAN member Miguel Ángel Yunes Márquez, who in Tuesday’s session gave Morena the necessary vote to approve the judicial amendment and yesterday sat next to Morena members Óscar Cantón Zetina and Lilia Margarita Valdez.

After the vote count in the state congresses, the president of the board of directors, Gerardo Fernández Noroña (Morena), declared the validity of the constitutional reform and noted that it exceeded the legal majority, which is 17.

He stressed that it is It is immaterial whether the opposition is or is notbecause They have condemned themselves by betraying the people of Mexico. He accused the PRI, PAN and MC of having resorted to all kinds of provocations and maneuvers to prevent the approval of this reform, including the take violently from the Senate premises, in a coup attempt against the Legislative Branch.

Despite everything, he insisted, The people of Mexico take into their own hands the decision of who will be responsible for administering justice. to ensure that never again be contrary to their interests. We will be the first country to elect judges, magistrates and ministers by universal, secret and direct vote..

For her part, Geovanna Bañuelos (PT) stated that it is One of the most significant reforms to the Judiciary, which modernizes the system and ensures that justice reaches all Mexicans more effectively and quickly, which will allow us to combat corruption, nepotism, impunity and negligence..

Juanita Guerra (PVEM) said that the amendment carries “the broadest popular legitimacy and the greatest openness and neatness in the legislative process, both in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, and in the 23 state congresses. “We have fulfilled our promise to the people, and in a patriotic month!” she added amid applause and cheers for President López Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum.

Without any opposition present, from San Lázaro they send it to the Executive for its promulgation in the Official Journal

Fernando Camacho and Emir Olivares

In just eight minutes, the Morena, PT and PVEM benches in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday processed the session in which the constitutionality of the reform to the Judicial Branch of the Federation (PJF) was declared, thereby closing the legislative process and sending the amendment to the Executive, for publication in the Official Journal of the Federation.

As previously announced, opposition legislators did not attend the session in San Lázaro, in an attempt to avoid the implementation of this reform. In their seats, the PAN members left banners with the legend I am resistance to destroying the Judiciarywhile the emecistas placed some where it read Mourning for Justice.

In contrast, the deputies of the parties that have a qualified majority in Congress celebrated with shouts and slogans, such as Yes we could, yes we could and Judicial reform, popular mandateOthers held up signs with the same message: The people rule. Others launched the well-known refrain: It is an honor to be with Obrador.

After that is would sing a quorum Of the 263 legislators in the plenary hall, the vice president of the board of directors, Sergio Gutiérrez Luna (Morena), reported that they had received the declaration of constitutionality that the Senate approved hours before.

Likewise, he explained that the approving votes of 23 local congresses were from Baja California, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Colima, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, State of Mexico, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Yucatán, Zacatecas and Mexico City.

After completing this reading, he read the declaration of the Chamber of Deputies: The Congress of the Union, in exercise of the power conferred by Article 135 of the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States, and after approval by the majority of the states and Mexico City, declares various provisions of the Constitution reformed, added to and repealed in matters of reform of the Judicial Branch..

He then called the legislators to the plenary session on the 18th at 11 a.m. The reaction was not long in coming, when the Morena supporters and their allies launched a Bravo! widespread.

At the end of the event, the coordinator of the deputies of the cherry party, Ricardo Monreal, with a huge smile, approached the representatives of the media, before whom he admitted that It was not an easy processHowever, he made it clear that no action of unconstitutionality, controversy or protection can reverse a constitutional reform.

And so, while the approval of this amendment took 17 hours on the 3rd, in a marathon session, yesterday’s process was concluded in less than 10 minutes: the session began at 6:36 p.m. and ended at 6:44 a.m.