Paranoia
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Noynoy Aquino appears to have a different and illogical interpretation when it comes down to the separation of powers principle.
For him, whenever he, as the Chief Executive, signs an executive order, this cannot be looked into by a co-equal branch of government, which would be, in the most recent case, the Supreme Court. To Noynoy, for the SC to check into this issue is already interference by a separate and co-equal branch of government — the executive branch.
For Noynoy, with the high court having issued a status quo ante order on both the House of Representatives in the case of stopping the proceeding of the impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and the same order for a Noynoy-claimed “midnight appointee” is already a case of the high court meddling into the affairs of the presidency.
He has gone as far as threatening a constitutional crisis on account of a clash between the judiciary and the executive branches of government and even went further by accusing the high court of aiding and abetting corruption, as well as derailing his claimed reform program — and all because the high court issued a stay order..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101016com1.html
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