The Truth Pt. 2
| HE SAYS |
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| Aldrin Cardon |
Who was surprised at the recent Supreme Court decision declaring Noynoy’s Truth Commission unconstitutional?
Not I, and I suppose not everyone else who cares for our God-forsaken country.
And maybe not Noynoy, who may have anticipated the worst to come from an SC, whose majority is perceived to remain “friendly” to former President Arroyo, to whom its members owe their seats.
Noynoy had taken a fighting stance against the SC for what he deemed was its late transmittal of the decision, which, in matters of importance to the Palace, was handed down to Malacañang only two days after it came out in the media, a discourteous act in whatever way we view it.
An appeal could also take the same route as the previous SC decision, and would validate the people’s suspicion that Gloria Arroyo, now a “humbled” congressman representing the second district of Pampanga, remains deeply entrenched in power, and is just awaiting the grand comeback said to have been long laid out, but could not yet push as Noynoy remains so popular they fear a big political backlash..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101213com6.html
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