From the Editorial Staff
The newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, September 10, 2024, p. 9
Businessmen from Nuevo León demanded that the state’s senators not vote in favor of the judicial reform promoted by the Morena party, arguing that it undermines the autonomy of judges and puts the national economy at risk.
At a press conference, representatives of business and civil society organizations, including the Chamber of Commerce of Nuevo León, the National Chamber of Commerce (Canaco), the National Chamber of Industry for the Development and Promotion of Housing, the Employers’ Confederation of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex) and the Civic Council, asked Waldo Fernández and Judith Díaz, representatives of Morena in the Senate, to reflect on the meaning of their vote; as well as Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas, from Movimiento Ciudadano, and Alberto Anaya, from the Labor Party.
Gabriel Chapa, president of Coparmex, criticized the Senate for preparing to approve the reform in fast trackas a steamroller that leaves no room for democratic processes to deliberate and compare ideas
. He added that the Nuevo Leon business community We are very concerned about the actions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate; having just taken the oath of office, legislating in this way is not typical of a democracy.
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For this reason, representatives of the private sector asked the senators to discuss the legislative amendment with academics, specialists and workers of the Judicial Branch. They also warned that the judicial reform would affect private investments and job creation in Nuevo León.
The president of Canaco in Monterrey, Fernando Canales Stelzer, stated that the senators They have the responsibility to ask for sanity and common sense, and to demand that the Legislature take the necessary time to thoroughly discuss the needs of justice in Mexico.
. He also noted that Yes, we require a reform to the Judiciary, but this has to be widely discussed.
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