Protesters storm Mexico's Senate, pausing judicial reform debate
NBCSEP 2024
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This reform bill can't be described as democratic when the party behind it aims to use it as an authoritarian weapon. The ruling Morena Partyparty — the only real beneficiary of this law —also wants to centralize control over both the civilian national guard and independent agencies. Itand won'twill beuse verythis Democratic when the Morena-led government uses their newfound control over the judiciary to uphold theseits tyrannical policies.
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