Supreme Court
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
While it is true the Supreme Court (SC) of the land can be made a low subordinate to any supposedly co-equal branch of government, this lamentable and detestable situation has already become a reality in this country when this was placed under martial law where might was right.
In other words, in the said adverse socio-political situation, the SC could be anything but independent and supreme. In this errant circumstance, the said court becomes a joke and the whole justice system in a country makes a turn about and emerges as the nationwide “System of Injustice.”
But when there is even but essential democracy in a given nation — such as the now Philippines — there is no option but to respect the judicial stand of the SC, to abide by its judgments in accord with its very nature and finality.
This is to say: To undermine the significance and prestige of the SC basically on account of an unwanted decision — just as to praise it to high heavens only by reason of its desired judgment — this is not only puerile but also dangerous: Puerile because it gives the image of a little boy crying because his toy is taken away from him. Dangerous because it invites disregard of and disdain for the said court. And the ultimate losers are the people in general — not really those who are in power now and tomorrow no more..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101219com5.html
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