Chaos erupts in Mexico after lawmakers pass judicial overhaul bill
NBCAUG 2024
Mexico: Majority of Supreme Court Justices Resign Over Judicial Reforms
Above: Judicial workers protest outside the International Business Center in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, on Oct. 4, 2024. Image copyright: Julio Cesar Aguilar/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Narrative A
This group of justices has shown contempt for the Constitution they're obligated to uphold. Not only did they seek to illegally amend a constitutionally protected law, but now they want to neglect their duties and still receive a full pension. Just as they failed to block the judicial reform laws, they will fail again in this attempt to circumvent their job requirements.
Narrative B
Despite accusations from politicians like Obrador and Sheinbaum, these judges are not neglecting their duties nor violating the law. What they are doing is sticking up for the Mexican people who see this reform bill as an anti-democratic power grab. Judges are supposed to be free from public and governmental influence, which is what the court's majority is trying to prevent.