Mexico's New System for Electing Judges
Mexico's Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill reforming the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures, allowing for the direct election of judges to the Judicial Branch of the Federation.
Well, folks, let me introduce you to something that might just make your head spin faster than a hyperactive hamster on an espresso binge. It’s a mind-numbing cocktail of bureaucracy, democracy, and—wait for it—more bureaucracy. Yes, I’m talking about Mexico’s shiny new plan to elect judges via direct vote. Oh, the joy!
Now, before you nod off and start dreaming about something infinitely more exciting, like watching paint dry or counting grains of sand on a beach, let me walk you through the spectacle. The Chamber of Deputies—essentially Mexico’s version of a giant committee that loves nothing more than to sit around debating while not really fixing anything—recently voted to approve some reforms to the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures. And when I say "voted," I mean it in the way that people vote to decide where to have lunch, except here the stakes are judges, courts, and how the law actually functions in Mexico.
