Mexico Advances Rights for Its Citizens Yvonne Reyes Campos - Rumbo de Mexico
go to original May 14, 2012

Senate leader José González Morfín

MEXICO CITY – The leader of the Senate, José González Morfín, said that Mexico has made many advances in its democratic institutions, and these achievements are reflected in rights for its citizens. He added that democracy is an ever-changing, dynamic system that needs to be continually updated, responding to the needs of a transforming society.

González Morfín said that the legislative power will be in charge of advancing more complete political, electoral, and general reforms that improve the governmental system during the next legislature. “Our work in the Standing Political Committee in Congress should be directed towards the objective of maintaining dialogue, and profoundly analyzing and discussing proposals during the upcoming legislature, although we are not exempt from focusing on day-to-day issues.”

González Morfín said that deputies and senators in the Standing Political Committee have a “responsibility to be a stabilizing force, with equanimity, and should not be a forum for confrontation ... We know that there will always be contested topics that are a part of the agenda, but it should not be a limiting factor in continuing with legislative work.”

He said that the committee should be able to include pluralistic ideas and reach a consensus when this legislature closes in August. He said, “It will be in the upcoming legislature where we can return to the evaluation of the electorate procedure in order to agree on future changes.”

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