Explicitly, articles 248 of the Penal Code and 122 of the Penal Procedural Code were amended. The reforms are aimed at awarding more autonomy to judges in issuing eviction orders for usurped lands. The media also reports alleged campesino comments about belonging to the rank and file of the FMLN, and emphasizes the unconstitutional nature of the actions. Underlying the official discourse is denial of the historical nature of the problem at hand. They have tried to look at the action in an isolated way, instead of at the structural reality which generated it, in order to detract attention from the urgent needs of campesinos.
Any excess is toieties and associations, and campesino community organizations.
If the excess is not transferred within three years and the owner is at fault, the latter may be expropriated without prior indemnization. On the contrary, they are enforcing the Constitution. The ADC document constitutes a rectification of statements made by public officials. Their demand that the government enforce the Constitution obviates the issue of the constitutionality of the takeovers, since the actions reflect a willingness to use the Constitution as a guide and apply its provisions. If Salguero Gross speaks of enforcing the law, and is referring to enforcement of constitutional principles, then it is her duty to see that the legality of the articles mentioned by the campesinos is not undermined by the government's reluctance to enforce them.