Given the uproar over the untimeliness of the reform, Dario Gomez (PRD-Santiago Rodriguez) now favors opening talks with different sectors. He agreed with Cardinal Nicolas Lopez Rodriguez that the time is right to initiate debates on the subject. He told the press that Congress is not in a hurry. But he said, as quoted in El Siglo, "We are going ahead with God, without a rush, but firmly and resolutely towards reform." The reform is opposed on grounds that there are more important matters for Congress to be working on, and that the move hides the interest of congressmen in extending their term in office, as well as the intent to restore to political sectors the choosing of judges. To educate the public, Telecentro, Channel 13 will be telecasting a round table on the subject tonight at 9 pm. Juan Daniel Balcacer will be the moderator. The speakers are: Dario Gomez (PRD), Victor Gomez Berges (PRSC), Cesar Pina Toribio (PLD), Miguel de la Rosa (Dominican Law Bar), Melba Barnet (Participacion Ciudadana civic society group), Francisco Dominguez Brito (Foundation for Institutionality and Justice) and historian Ramon Font Bernard.
