Voice of the people? Bah, hambug!
| FRONTLINE |
 |
| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Why bother with impeaching the high court justices, when this case will not get anywhere?
But Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas says he will be filing by next week, an impeachment case against all 15 Supreme Court (SC) justices, on several grounds, such as the plagiarism case against Justice del Castillo, the decisions of the justices which Fariñas claimed wrong, as the victims of the high court’s “wrongdoing or excesses” of the justices have been complaining, such as Lauro Vizconde for the court’s acquittal of Hubert Webb, along with the “flip-flopping” decisions of the high court in the cityhood issue, plus the inordinately delay of the high court in resolving cases.
All these charges being leveled by Fariñas against the high court justices are constitutional duties and functions of the high court. It is the SC’s constitutional duty to interpret the laws of the land.
One may well ask Fariñas: Who then is to say whether the decision — any decision of the high court is a “wrongdoing” on account of the fact that the high court ruling acquitted one whom Vizconde wanted the conviction of Webb upheld? Vizconde? Fariñas? The House of Representatives?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110307com2.html
0 comments
Post a Comment