Guilty as charged?
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Malacañang should really keep its hands off impeachment cases, mainly because it is not within the jurisdiction of the Palace and its occupants. Why Noynoy and his student council aides still cannot get into their empty heads despite being in power and position for eight months, that the separation of powers principle must be upheld is truly beyond anyone’s ken.
But there went Noynoy again, through his spokesman, encouraging Filipinos to follow the impeachment proceedings as this is “historic” since it is the first time an Ombudsman is being impeached.
Wasn’t the unconstitutional and railroaded impeachment of then sitting President Joseph Estrada who was a victim of congressional trumped-up charges a “historic” event, especially since those who called for his impeachment, and walked out of it because they couldn’t get a conviction during the trial are now the very same congressmen who violated every rule, especially the Constitution?
Then too, why are the Palace people, as well as the members of Congress — some senators included — pressuring Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to resign instead of facing an impeachment trial?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110303com2.html
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