The Senate gets its act together (or at least, that’s what it says)
Imagine the scene: the Senate of the Republic, that place that sometimes seems like the set of a soap opera where no one knows the script, has just received a package. Not an Amazon delivery of specialty coffee, but something a little more momentous (supposedly). The president of the board of directors, Laura Itzel Castillo Juárez, came out to tell us that the Upper Chamber has in its hands the appointments of 21 brave souls proposed to occupy the vacant magistrates in the Regional Chambers of the Federal Court of Administrative Justice. Basically, it is as if they had received CVs to fill key positions in the most important complaints office in the country, but with robes.
And in a move that left us all frowning, they promised that they will do a timely and responsible review of each profile. That is, they are not going to choose at random or for the one with the best haircut in the profile photo. The idea, they tell us in all seriousness, is that decisions are made with strict adherence to the law. Sounds obvious, doesn’t it? Like promising that water is wet. But in these parts, sometimes you have to remember the fundamentals.
The commitment is to the people (and to look good)
Senator Castillo Juárez, in her best “I’m going to be transparent” mode, released the magic word: transparency. He argued that these designations are key to strengthening the Judicial Branch, promoting what we all repeat like a mantra but that is sometimes difficult to see: judicial independence. It’s like when you update an app and hope that it finally stops crashing. It’s the promise.
Not to be left behind, he stressed that the Senate’s commitment is to the people – a phrase that looks great in a tweet – and that the evaluation will be done with the seriousness that you, the citizens, deserve. The final objective, according to the statement, is to improve the functioning of the administrative justice system. In other words, the procedures and lawsuits with the government are less of a via crucis and more of an experience… tolerable. We don’t ask for miracles, only efficiency.
In short, the Senate has a high-level recruiting task on its hands. We will see if this selection process is as rigorous as an Instagram filter or if it will truly make a difference in the delivery of justice. The ball, or in this case, the files, are in your court. We, meanwhile, will continue here, watching with a mix of hope and skepticism worthy of a season finale of our favorite series.
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