Dozens of university students studying law and citizens in general gathered in front of Jalisco’s Supreme Court to show their support for judicial reform that they hope will be approved by Morena and allies’ deputies and senators this week.
“Reform It comes to remove the imposition of compadremo, fingering, which currently applies. Through popular elections we seek to express the decisions and preferences of the people. Let the people decide who will judge us,” commented Ricardo Gomez, a law student University of Guadalajara.
The young man insisted that the candidates must occupy the post first Department of Justice Reach the polls to be voted by the people, They must pass a series of filters that will eliminate direct selection and corruptionBesides that No more high salaries.
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“It will not be a direct popular vote, there will be different and varied filters. It’s going to be something that’s not going to be purely by voting, there’s going to be different filtering systems. It also seeks to reduce the tenure of ministers, which is currently 15 years. We are also talking about the salaries of ministers being regulated at a ceiling, a basis that will be established by the President. And we want the reform to eliminate lifetime pensions for current and future ministers because they are really excessive pensions; They are excessive” he added.
Demonstrators celebrated the proposed initiative amid chants of “democracy yes, nepotism no”, “judicial reform yes” and “people yes, dedajo no”. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be discussed by legislators and is one step away from being reached Senate of the Republic.
“I believe this is an important precedent for subsequent legislation. This is the law and at the end of the day it adapts to society and I believe it will be fulfilled as we see the work of reform (…). We are not going to be Venezuela; This is not going to be a setback for democracy, quite the opposite. He’s not going to lose his autonomy, he’s going to regain it because now Department of Justice “It is hijacked by the interests of political parties and organized crime,” said Abraham Guerrero, a law student at the University of Guadalajara.
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Both young men indicated that they would not change anything about the reformsWell, they assured, this is the executive’s best proposal in his six-year term. They argued that there was a lot of misinformation among those protesting against the initiative, which is why they decided to show their support for this package of reforms. Justice of the Supreme Court of Jalisco.
“Judicial reforms, besides democratizing justice, will also democratize workers’ aspirations. There are many workers who have been there for years and cannot reach a better position because other people’s interests come before them. So, I think it is a very encouraging proposition for the workers. Maybe not much for the bosses, but we deserve it,” concluded Abraham.
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