Minister Javier Laynez Potisek warned that the approval of the so-called "constitutional supremacy," recently passed in the Senate, which seeks to prevent constitutional reforms from being challenged, "is already against the citizens." Laynez Potisek detailed in an interview with Ciro Gómez Leyva that this reform, proposed by Morena and its allies from PT and PVEM, goes beyond the conflict of the Government with the Judiciary.
"For me, what is truly important is that beyond the conflict with the Judiciary, from my point of view, this is already against the citizens, this goes further," the minister stated.
If the Chamber of Deputies approves the proposal to amend articles 105 and 107 of the Constitution presented by Morena, it would nullify the judicial authorities that attempted to admit amparos against the reforms proposed by former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
"What the majority in Congress is doing, that is to say, when I touch the Constitution, there is absolutely nothing to do, neither in procedure, nor even in respecting the voting, or all the quorum that must attend or the approval of the majority, but in its substance in content," declared Laynez Potisek.
In the Chamber of Deputies, the debate on the reform of the "constitutional supremacy" presented by Morena got stalled. The Constitutional Points Commission had a sudden and brisk session on Sunday night, where the opposition managed to postpone the debate for this Monday or Tuesday, aiming to guarantee and protect the "appealability" of constitutional reforms by the Judiciary.
The draft reform to articles 105 and 107 advanced in commissions with the official majority, generating controversy from its origin for reinforcing the sovereignty of the Legislative Power over the Judicial and the criticisms of promoting a "constitutional supremacy." This measure aims to shield recently approved constitutional reforms, such as the election of judges and the potential elimination of autonomous bodies, pointing to accusations of corruption and impartiality against the Judiciary.
If approved, this reform would represent a significant change in the Mexican legal system, limiting legal avenues to challenge decisions of Congress and strengthening legislative control over constitutional reforms.
