Hundreds of protesters stormed Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday after Mexico’s ruling party attempted to push through a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary.
The ruling party, Morena, managed to get the votes needed for the law to pass after one member of an opposition party, the conservative National Action Party (PAN), flipped to support it.
Critics and observers say the plan, in which all judges would be elected, could threaten judicial independence and undermine the system of checks and balances.
The demonstrators, armed with pipes and chains, forced their way in, causing at least one person to faint.
Inside, protesters waved Mexican flags and signs denouncing the proposed judicial overhaul, shouting, “The judiciary isn’t going to fall!”
Too bad our judiciary has failed us over and over again !!!