Rodríguez Larreta, against the bicameral to control the judges: 'If we allow it, we will be left without a Republic and without democracy'

03/03/2021 11:53

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Updated 03/03/2021 13:11

The new onslaught of the Government against Justice, made explicit by President Alberto Fernández himself at the opening of ordinary sessions of Congress and driven by the hard wing of Kirchnerism with the creation of a bicameral judge control, generated the rapid and almost homogeneous rejection of the opposition.

And the one who joined this Wednesday was none other than the Buenos Aires head of government, Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, who seems willing to leave behind the "conciliatory" tone that many times he maintained due to the institutional relationship with the national Executive and that began to crack from the withdrawal of funds from the coparticipation to the City. 

With a strong message on his Twitter account, the mayor was categorical in rejecting the initiative, which he described as "

unconstitutional"

, an adjective that he shared with none other than Patricia Bullrich, representative of the "hard wing" of the Pro, with whom maintains some political differences.

"Argentina is a constitutional, republican and federal democracy. And, in a republican system like ours, it is essential that there be a clear division of powers," wrote Rodríguez Larreta.

THE JUSTICE

Argentina is a constitutional, republican and federal democracy.

And, in a republican system like ours, a clear division of powers is essential.

- Horacio Rodríguez Larreta ✋🏼🧼🤚🏼 (@horaciorlarreta) March 3, 2021

And he added: "The idea of ​​creating an ad hoc legislative commission to 'control' judges

is openly unconstitutional and I am firmly opposed

."

He also insisted that the "Constitution already establishes the system of checks and balances between the powers precisely to prevent a political power that comes from circumstantial majorities from

interfering with another power that should be independent

."

In that sense, he warned: "If we allow it to seek to condition Justice,

first we will be left without a republic, and then without democracy

."

In tune with Rodríguez Larreta's questions, the president of the Pro, Patricia Bullrich, spoke, calling on Alberto Fernández "

not to provoke the Argentines any more

."

"President: do you intend to sanction and interrogate judges from a Parliamentary Commission? Do you want to break the constitutional system? Do not provoke the Argentines any more: you will find us defending the Republic. It is leading us to a confrontation without measuring the consequences," Bullrich also wrote On twitter.

President: Do you intend to sanction and question judges from a Parliamentary Commission?

Do you want to break the constitutional system?

Do not provoke the Argentines any more: you will find us defending the Republic.

It is leading us to a confrontation without weighing the consequences.

- Patricia Bullrich (@PatoBullrich) March 3, 2021

The deputy head of the Buenos Aires government, Diego Santilli, also criticized the official project, pointing out that it is

"an outrage against the constitution" and "a wound to democracy

.

"

"The government's project to create a bicameral to" control "the judges is an outrage against the Constitution. It is a wound to democracy that threatens the division of powers," Santilli said.

The government's project to create a bicameral to "control" the judges is an outrage against the Constitution.

It is a wound to democracy that threatens the division of powers.

- Diego Santilli (@diegosantilli) March 3, 2021

Criticisms of the Government for the attempt to control the functioning of the Justice thus brought two of the opposition leaders closer, who usually have political differences.

The president of the Pro participates actively in all the demonstrations against the Government, while Rodríguez Larreta has, until now, taken a less confrontational stance.

The national government tried this Wednesday to lower the tone of the conflict by noting that among the functions of the bicameral will not be the possibility of sanctioning or removing judges.

Oscar Parrilli, between Cristina Kirchner and Alberto Fernández

On Tuesday, ultra-K Senator Oscar Parrilli had advanced the creation of the bicameral to summon judges and prosecutors to testify.

Even Cristina Kirchner's lawyer, Graciana Peñafort, had recalled that it is the power of Congress to remove the judges of the Supreme Court.

However, this Wednesday the Minister of Justice, Marcela Losardo, clarified that the idea is that Congress cannot sanction or remove magistrates.

"What the Bicameral cannot assume are attributions of other powers, such as disciplinary matters. The Bicameral will not be able to sanction judges, that is not constitutional," he said.

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