The privilege that not everyone has
Seven municipal presidents of Campeche have just put their finger on the sore spot. They flatly rejected the reinstatement of jurisdiction for legislators and public servants that the state Congress approved this Monday. In a statement, the councilors were clear: this measure weakens equality before the law, transparency and feeds that old acquaintance, the perception of impunity.
The historical memory that makes you uncomfortable
The mayors did not mince words. They recalled that figures like AMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum have promoted eliminate the jurisdiction, not restore it. Quoting the president, they asked the obvious:
“I don’t have jurisdiction, why do they?”
A question that resonates with surgical irony in the current context.
The conflict has been brewing for months. It all started with the proposed Income Law 2026, which included million-dollar debt. The critical stance of the then president of Congress, José Antonio Jiménez Gutiérrez, generated tensions with Governor Layda Sansores.
What followed was the classic script of cross accusations. Morena deputies denied an alleged arrest attempt against Jiménez Gutiérrez, calling it “an attack to destabilize.” But the numbers don’t lie: only six Morenoist legislators supported Sansores.
The rest of the bench and other parties voted against. The internal division was exposed, as evident as it was uncomfortable.
While the mayors speak out against this setback, Congress has already said yes. The controversy remains open, posing that eternal dilemma: how far do the legal privileges of those who should serve the public extend?
The answer, for now, smacks more of old politics than accountability.
