The art of ignoring your own rules
Ah, the irony. Governor Samuel García, that champion of transparency and legality, has decided that the rules are like the traffic lights in Monterrey: optional suggestions. It turns out that the appointments he made in the coordinations of his Cabinet not only smell of nepotism, but also blatantly violate the law that he himself promoted. Self sabotage? Lack of memory? Or just the classic “do as I say, not as I do”?
The law that no one read (including its creator)
The Organic Law of the Public Administration of the State, that document that the emecista boasted as his great achievement, clearly establishes that the coordinations must be occupied by the heads of the Secretariats. But why follow boring rules when you can improvise? According to Article 18, the Governor must rely on three cabinets made up of the Secretariats. Article 19 adds that coordination must be carried out by one of them. What an inconvenient detail!
But Samuel, always innovative, decided that the law is like a menu: you can skip the dishes you don’t like. Of the three designations he made on June 11, two are as legal as a Monopoly ticket. Miguel Flores, his trusted sidekick, coordinates the Good Government Cabinet without even having a formal position. License as a deputy? Bah, details! Meanwhile, Daniel Acosta, head of Citizen Participation (who belongs to the same cabinet), was appointed coordinator of the Equality Cabinet. Confused? Imagine the lawyer who had to explain this puzzle.
The defense: “The Governor can do whatever he wants”
A lawyer consulted, probably with a face of disbelief, pointed out that these designations are not consistent with the law. But surprise! The head of the Executive simply overlooked the procedure. After all, why bother following “the only rule that the law mandates” when you have absolute power? At least Federico Rojas, Secretary of Labor, meets the requirements to coordinate the Sustainable Wealth Cabinet. One out of three isn’t bad! (Well, yes it is.)
So here we are, watching a governor break his own law while no one does anything. Will there be consequences? Probably not. But at least we have the consolation of laughing in the face of so much political contradiction. Because, as García would say: “Rules are important… except when they get in the way.”
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