Flawed logic
| FRONTLINE |
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is not the judiciary nor the SC, says lead prosecutor Niel Tupas Jr.
That is true, but the CJ never said he is the SC or the judiciary. Yet, even as the prosecutors say the CJ is not the SC, why then are they questioning only his opinion — which is only one voice — based on the SC collegial decisions, that would comprise the majority vote?
But the prosecutors, especially Tupas, even admit that the move to unseat CJ Renato Corona is not about the law, or the rule of law, but due to his close ties to Noynoy’s predecessor, Gloria Arroyo, as Tupas claims that Corona is the biggest Gloria “coddler” and that removing him would remove Gloria’s influence, which would strengthen the high court..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20120104com2.html
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