This is no minor issue, especially after cases like that of Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca, where legal immunity has served as a political shield. And what clearer message of confidence could be sent than seeing one of the government's highest-risk figures go for a walk instead of leaving the National Palace in an armored vehicle. Yesterday, Mr. Omar went for a walk along the streets near the National Palace. The electoral reform announced by the government yesterday seems aimed at perpetuating Morena's control of the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate, and even electoral bodies. The initiative could make it easier for Morena not only to win 90% of the electoral districts but also to secure a quota in the list of 'best second-place' finishes and another in the Open List for deputies by constituency, which would give it a comfortable majority without allies. In a system with multiple parties where the opposition vote is fragmented, the majority party, if it wins an election, will get a deputy, but if it loses… it will get one too! In the Senate, it becomes even easier by removing proportional representation deputies, allowing the hegemonic party Morena to have at least 64 out of a total of 96. Even during the worst times of the three-color presidency, the PRI did not dare to push a reform that would give it such advantages. In the morning, President Claudia Sheinbaum reported that the country was calm and functioning normally after hours of violent acts following the takedown of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho'. Even all previous electoral reforms were passed with the consensus of opposition parties. BUT ANOTHER VERY WORRISOME ISSUE is that with the argument of 'cheap elections,' the electoral referee is being weakened by stripping it of officials, suffocating district electoral boards, and eliminating the PREP, which is a factor of reliability in the process. PARADOXICALLY, the only ones who could stop the Morenistas would be their accomplices from the PT and the Green Party. If the reform seeks legitimacy and a level playing field, eliminating privileges would be consistent. These are not good news for the Republic. The Secretary of Security, Omar García Harfuch, temporarily set aside some of the high security protocols he has had to live with since surviving a brutal attack from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in 2020. Although the Presidential Commission decided not to include its elimination in the electoral reform due to 'intense discussion,' President Claudia Sheinbaum stated she disagrees with its existence. Yesterday, the leaders of the Morena, PAN, and PRI parliamentary factions, Ricardo Monreal, José Elías Lixa, and Rubén Moreira respectively, and to some extent the PVEM's Carlos Puente, immediately set out their initial positions, while the PT's faction, led by Reginaldo Sandoval, and MC's, led by Ivonne Ortega, decided to remain silent and keep their cards close to their chests for now. An old maxim at Mexican tables says: 'Are you still having dessert?'. The country's pulse has once again opened an uncomfortable front: legal immunity, a issue that the National Palace urgently needs to regulate. Of course, he was escorted by security personnel, but this did not prevent people from approaching him. Along the way, he stopped to greet and pose for photos with those who asked. You don't have a full stomach. In fact, he asked to reconsider it.
