The Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional reform aimed at strengthening national sovereignty and combating the illegal arms trade. PAN lawmakers expressed that the lower house and the Constitution should not be used as an excuse to cover up Morena's failures in security, economy, and diplomacy.
In their arguments, PAN lawmakers criticized that the approved reform did not include penalties for politicians with links to drug trafficking. Some legislators went even further and proposed that the reform include the possibility of punishing public servants who have betrayed the homeland by cooperating with organized crime with sentences, including life imprisonment.
It was emphasized that it is important not only to amend the Constitution to reinforce national sovereignty but also to apply harsher penalties to corrupt officials who have abused their power. The collaboration of politicians with drug cartels was mentioned, and there was a call for the full force of the law to be applied against them, regardless of their hierarchical level.
The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies included interventions from opposition legislators, such as those from the PRI, who pointed out the complicity of authorities from various levels of government with organized crime. A concentration and extermination camp in Jalisco was cited as an example of this complicity, highlighting the need for justice and punishment for those responsible.
The constitutional reform approved by the Chamber of Deputies includes the imposition of harsher penalties, such as preventive imprisonment, for nationals or foreigners involved in the illegal arms trade or in illicit activities that undermine national sovereignty. A deadline is set for both the Congress of the Union and the state legislatures to make the necessary regulatory adjustments within a specified timeframe.
