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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If investors are concerned, I am in favor.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is one of the exceptions.
This reform will make judges be able to be voted by the people, and all the world knows the implications of that in Mexico's elections.
It also removes a lot of the requirements to the candidates.

Currently there are cases of people trying to get judicial protection against laws the executive is pushing which the legislature blindly approved since they were put in there by the ruling party. Now imagine if that ruling party was also deep into the judicial system, the people wouldn't have anyone to turn to ask for help.

And that's what investors are concerned about, investing in Mexico and losing everything because there's no one to stop what the president says.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

My understanding is that the judges are currently assigned by legislators who are voted in but could have their own agenda. This change will allow the people to directly elect the judges as well as their legislators.

It's not clear how the president is able to influence which judges are elected.

If the country's voting system doesn't work then it's already an issue since that's the same mechanism that is choosing the legislature.

My guess is that instead of paying off the already elected legislators to pick favorable judges, now the cost is an election which is more difficult to influence than that of someone who is already in power.