At the inaugural conference of the commemorative cycle for the 500th anniversary of the State Council, held in Madrid, Carmen Calvo advocated for the importance of legal reasoning over emotional politics. She noted that 98.9% of the laws, norms, and regulations sent by the Government to the institution are followed according to its opinion.

Calvo described the State Council as a key and discreet piece of the Spanish institutional machinery, which has survived various forms of government throughout its five centuries of history. "We do not legislate, we do not decide, we do not sentence, we do not write treaties, and yet, for 500 years (...) we have been accompanying power, trying to bring it to reason," she stated.

The president of the advisory body argued for the logic of technical and legal agreement as a counterpoint to "partisan noise" and political polarization. She emphasized that "to coexist, one needs reasons, not emotions," as reasons "can be broken down, dissected, and can be mitigated, yielded, and agreed upon."

Furthermore, Calvo championed the "auctoritas" and "reputational capital" of the State Council as its primary tools of influence. The anniversary celebrations will serve to highlight the historical weight of this institution in the architecture of the State.