Senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña reported that the 'constitutional supremacy' reform was approved by more than half of the state legislatures. Initially, he mentioned that 17 congresses had supported it, but this number later increased to 20. The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate convened sessions to declare it constitutional.
If the objective proposed by Fernández Noroña is fulfilled, the document will reach President Claudia Sheinbaum this afternoon or evening. Once on her desk, she will only need to sign it and send it to the Official Newspaper of the Federation to finalize the legislative process.
The reform aims to prevent the Judiciary from reviewing any changes to the Constitution. Morena and its allies approved the reform before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation analyzed the judicial reform, scheduled for next week.
In a conference held at the National Palace, President Claudia Sheinbaum defended constitutional supremacy, criticizing its use by the opposition to attack and discredit the reform of the Judiciary. She emphasized that this action does not violate the Constitution, but rather respects the republican principle.
Sheinbaum expressed surprise at those who present constitutional supremacy as something new, as there are multiple documents from the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation and institutions such as the Law School of the National Autonomous University of Mexico that confirm its validity for some time. She reiterated that it is not necessary to be a lawyer to understand that the Constitution is the highest law of the country.
