The PSOE announced this Tuesday that it will appeal to the Constitutional Court the reform of the Senate Regulations that seeks to delay the approval of the "procès" amnesty law, and that the PP will approve as it has an absolute majority in this Chamber.
The spokesperson for the Socialists in the Upper House, Eva Granados, announced this future resource at a press conference, in view of a change in the Regulations whose taking into consideration the PP intends to debate this Wednesday in the plenary session of the Senate, something that has yet to be approved by the Board.
Granados has cited a precedent, ruling 97/2002 of the Constitutional Court, to maintain that the change in the Regulation proposed by the PP so that the Senate decides whether or not to apply urgent processing in a bill coming from Congress is illegal.
The PSOE maintains, citing said ruling, that article 90 of the Constitution, which establishes that the term of the Senate to veto or amend a bill declared urgent by the Government or by Congress is reduced to 20 days, "is applicable not only to bills but also to law propositions".
The change promoted by the PP aims to allow the Senate Board to decide whether or not a proposal from Congress is processed through the emergency procedure, which can delay approval for up to a maximum of two months, and even longer if through There are "parliamentary holidays" such as the month of January.
The PSOE will go to the Constitutional Court once the change in the Regulations is approved in the Senate, understanding that "it violates the rights of senators and deputies" and that the Constitution is being modified through this regulatory reform.
"It is altering the rules of the game of legislative processing, but it is also altering the Spanish Constitution," they denounce.
On the other hand, Granados has criticized the PP for seeking to introduce on this Wednesday's agenda the consideration of this proposed Regulation, which the Senate Board has yet to accept for processing.
The PSOE considers this parliamentary movement of the PP a "turning point" and announces that it will ask for reconsideration if the debate on this initiative is finally brought forward, which could be approved and come into force after the next plenary session, on November 21 and 22. .
