No way change the Charter
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Noynoy is said now to be open to Charter change (Cha-cha) — on a piecemeal basis, but claims, through his spokesmen, that this has the Palace’s thumbs up as this would result in substantive debates on specific provisions as members of Congress see fit.
Frankly, I really can’t fathom why Malacañang even thinks Cha-cha is dependent on whether Noynoy is for changes in the Charter, because the truth is, a president’s position on this issue is irrelevant, given that the Charter does not empower a president to have a say on Ch-cha, as it is Congress that has the say — or the people, through the People’s Initiative — and only for amendments, not revisions.
Noynoy really should study the Constitution, because constitutional changes cannot be done through legislation, i.e., Congress amending even provisions in the Constitution through the introduction of a legislative measure that would be passed into law, in essence, granting Congress the power to amend the Charter through simple legislation — a power not vested on Congress by the people..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110123com2.html
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