The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has defended that the Constitution "has to continue being the containment dam" against those who want to separate and has warned of the "minorities" who, "out of convenience or blindness," They fuel resentment and endanger "everyone's" constitutional Spain.
"A few cannot destroy what we built among so many," remarked the Madrid leader during the act of tribute to the Magna Carta of the regional Government, which is hosted this Monday by the Real Casa de Correos.
In this meeting, which had been preceded by the controversy over the non-invitation of members of the Executive, Ayuso defended, at the beginning of his speech, the new format of the event, to which the Government delegate, Francisco Martín, has been invited. The president hopes that in other regions such as the "Basque Country or Catalonia" events will also be held with the presence of Government representatives.
Ayuso has defended that the Spanish Constitution was "conceived to unite and not to separate" and is, above all, "a great agreement", a pact "in favor of concord and understanding", which recognizes "everyone" and that has allowed the country to "travel along the path of coexistence."
"Unlike the texts of the 19th century and the Constitution of 1931, the Constitution of 1978 made its way without leaving anyone behind, adding the most disparate visions in a text that appears on its own merits among the most effective constitutions in the world. It is the first Constitution not 'from part' but 'from all', thanks to consensus," he defended.
The president has expressed her chest that the Magna Carta "teared down the walls built in the past through fanaticism", an "enemy" of what the citizens of Madrid are and defend. Thus, she has emphasized that "the Constitution must continue to be the containment dam" against those who want to separate.
However, he has focused on the fact that we are going through "a very complicated moment" because, "again", "some minorities, out of convenience or blindness, fuel resentment and endanger this constitutional Spain for all." "Today, more than ever, we affirm that a few cannot destroy what we build among so many. We do it protected by the Law and in the daily effort to move forward," he continued.
After this message, he celebrated "the public servants, the State Security Forces and Corps, the judges and prosecutors, and in general all the people who, with the utmost respect for legality and working at the heart of the institutions, guarantee with their daily efforts" that this country "is one of the best in the world to live in freedom and security, to grow and build a future, to undertake and dream."
He also thanked the work of King Felipe VI, "who personifies the highest institution of this country, his commitment and dedication to each and every one of the people" who make up the country. It is, for Spain, "a guarantee of unity and permanence of the State", "the best letter of introduction to the rest of the world." Likewise, he has emphasized that "hopes" are placed on Princess Leonor and has assured that she will be "a magnificent Queen of all Spaniards."
Likewise, the president wanted to send a message to the "elders", "protagonists of the changes" that are being enjoyed today. "They built the system we have and established it on the foundations of this advanced society. We must return their efforts and their work with the same loyalty with which they sacrificed themselves to build a better country," she stressed.
Ayuso has focused on the fact that politicians are "to serve" to contribute to improving the lives of "citizens and strengthening the ties of all parts of Spain." For the president, it is "a country where there are as many accents as there are traditions and history," and that is precisely why it must be "preserved as it is: free, plural, supportive, joyful, always the same and new."
"Solidarity among Spaniards cannot be questioned. We are strong because we row together, because we do not leave anyone behind and because this is a country where the only rights holders are the people, each one of them, not the regions, nor the languages, nor the groups," he stressed.
In his speech he also remembered the people "who gave their lives for democracy": "murdered by a terrorist gang whose heirs are incapable of asking for forgiveness for their crimes." Specifically, Gregorio Ordóñez, Ernst Lluch, José Luis López de la Calle, Fernando Múgica, Carmen Tagle, Miguel Ángel Blanco and the almost "eight hundred Spaniards murdered" in democracy have been remembered. The head of the regional Executive has stressed that "ETA has always gone against democracy, against life and freedom" and "against ETA, in its different versions," they continue to fight.
"Can you imagine a place in advanced Europe where those who are going to benefit from them would write the laws? Where the judges would ask for protection against the slander of the convicted? A democracy that would entrust its government to those who have recognized that they will return to try to break it? Me neither because as Felipe González has said: amnesty is not forgiving, it is asking for forgiveness from those who committed the crimes," he continued.
In this sense, he has insisted that "the Community of Madrid will continue to be the home of all Spaniards" and has proclaimed that "on the 45th birthday of the Constitution" everything that makes Spaniards and Spaniards equal before the law must be reinforced. continue along the line "that starts with the Transition". "We cannot go back," she stressed.
Ayuso has stressed that thanks to the Magna Carta, Spain and the Spanish people enjoy "a country that is the envy of many corners of the world." "To those who want to liquidate it, I would invite them to think about how our Constitution has continued to be an ideal instrument these 45 years in which Spain and the world have changed at a pace never before known," he defended, while highlighting the decentralization, overcoming economic crises, tourism or being a host country.
Likewise, the president has emphasized that the "Constitution resisted a coup d'état as soon as it was born" and gave "in exchange the most effective, respectful, and beloved Armed Forces and Security Forces and Corps."
"The Constitution withstood another blow in 2017. Article 155 and the Senate, in which many wanted to make us lose faith, showed how well conceived the Constitution was. Now there are those who want to throw it all down. They are encountering opposition of many good Spaniards," he noted. For Ayuso, "since 1978, within the framework of the Constitution, in the midst of such a transformation, the best has been preserved."
In his opinion, "in these difficult moments the solution will once again be in it: in the Law of Laws, in the Constitution, which at a very young age of 45 is at the perfect point of maturity, and in the eight generations of Spaniards" who They live with it and advance "thanks to it."
"Today, as always, we have a long future ahead of us that will only be successful if we all do it together. There can be nothing more exciting than setting goals, facing all risks and difficulties with strength, and knowing that, as in the past, the We will resolve on a high note", he pointed out, and then he defended that it is time to do "things well", to do them "with enthusiasm", and to face the future "in common with enthusiasm", knowing that they are stronger "all those who want to remain united in plurality and contrasts."
