The joint commissions of Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies have approved a report establishing the unchallengeability of additions or reforms to the Federal Constitution. This decision was sent to the Board of Directors for its upcoming publication in the Parliamentary Gazette.
The majority of Morena introduced changes to the report to exclude the proposed modifications to the first article of the Constitution, which currently guarantees the broadest protection of human rights. With 24 votes in favor and 10 against, the legislative bodies have endorsed the project to amend articles 105 and 107 of the Political Constitution.
In the discussion, Morena senator Javier Corral stated that the reform strengthens the role of judges and ensures the integrity of the constitutional reform process. On the other hand, Andrea Chávez Treviño explained that the Amparo Law clearly establishes the inadmissibility of challenging constitutional additions or reforms.
For his part, PAN senator Marko Cortés Mendoza expressed his parliamentary faction's opposition to the document, arguing that the possibility of challenging any reform must be maintained. He believes that the reform in question is regressive in terms of human rights and responds to a conflict with the Judiciary.
From the PRI, Pablo Angulo Briceño indicated that the reform seeks to concentrate power and prevent the review of the constitutionality of reforms through amparos. Juanita Guerra Mena from the PVEM mentioned that the project seeks to provide certainty to the constitutional text and reaffirm the inadmissibility of control mechanisms against constitutional reforms, especially in relation to the Judiciary.
Finally, Alejandra Barrales Magdaleno from Movimiento Ciudadano stated that this report is presented hastily as an attempt to shield a reform to the Judiciary. The president of the Political Coordination Board, Adán Augusto López Hernández, confirmed that the vote in the Full Senate will take place on Thursday.
