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Charter changespeak is again up in the air, with a group of Liberal Party (LP) members pushing it, giving as reason that, as Noynoy Aquino has announced that he will no longer run in 2016, there is now need for a change in the Constitution.
Why Noynoy even bothered to make that statement is odd, considering the fact that he really can’t run for the presidency again as his reelection is banned in the Charter. But if he means another elective post, such as a seat in Congress a la Gloria Arroyo, then he really shouldn’t, mainly because he won’t amount to anything either, as his past and present record already shows.
Truth is, there really is need for a complete overhaul of the Charter, such as cutting the term of the president to four years, with one reelection.
As Filipinos already have experienced much too often, six years is too long a time for an incompetent, know-nothing, do nothing president. Four years should be sufficient time for a president to fulfill his campaign pledges and if he does well in his first four years, then the electorate can vote him in, or, if he performs horribly in the first four years, the electorate can kick him out of office — democratically..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110111com1.html
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