Big mistake
FRONTLINE |
Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Frankly, it is a mistake for the Senate impeachment court to subpoena high court justices, as this would really be a case of the Senate tresspassing on the judiciary’s independence as well as the separation of powers among the three branches of government.
While the Senate impeachment court may claim to be “supreme” and evidently regards itself as higher than the high court in matters of impeachment, it should also be noted that by summoning the justices to testify, for or against the accused, impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona, their testimonies no doubt, will be to disclose certain matters which are best left undisclosed, just as the Executive, in junking the Freedom of Information bill’s proviso on the disclosure of certain executive discussions which it claims are “free and untramelled” claimed such executive discussions, if disclosed under an FoI law, would restrict the President and Cabinet members from discussing issues freely..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20120202com2.html
1 comment
Strangely has a bleeding heart for the boogieman. Why dont she run for a seat in the senate so she can sit beside "Brenda".
What the senate "Should"... mag senador ka na lang kasi eh...
Did not bother to read the rest after "Should", sounds dicktaroial to me.
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