From the raging crowd
The shameless majority in the House of Representatives, personified by Jose de Venecia, Luis Villafuerte, Edcel Lagman, Prospero Pichay, Prospero Nograles and Constantino Jaraula, got their way to have a Senate-less Constituent Assembly starting on Monday to amend the Constitution so that they will remain in power as long as they want, even if the people are sick and tired of them.
We asked some of the gallant majority, who, although few in numbers, give us hope that all is not lost in this country, whether they will participate in the farce that will be played out next week.
Rep. Roilo Golez (Para?aque) said, they still have to decide. “As of now, we are inclined to participate to block their effort and reveal flaws in the process.”
Same thing with Rep. Gilbert Remulla (Cavite) who said, “,cheap sunglass;We are really thinking about its pros and cons. We have yet to meet formally about it. Perhaps over the weekend.”
The Liberal Party (Drilon Wing), however, has made a decision to participate. Rep. Nereus Acosta (Bukidnon) said, “We have to engage them and put a clear check on such brazen abuses from here on. Walking away from this will only allow them to run roughshod over decency and fairness.”,Replica Burberry;
But the public has made up its mind. One of the visitors in my blog,Louis Vuitton Belts, who signed in under the name Tong Gress, said what the majority did was “gang rape” the Constitution. “Hinawakan ni Pichay ang kanang kamay, si Nograles ang sa kaliwang kamay, si Villafuerte ang sa mga paa habang ang iba naman ay nagchi-cheer kay yoda de Venecia, “Go Joe! Go! (Pichay held the right hand, Nograles took care of the left hand, Villafuerte pinned down her legs while the rest cheered JDV, ‘Go Joe! Go.’)
Anna, who monitors developments in the country from Brussels, said: “Our people must learn and understand that democracy is not simply a numbers game. It is more subtle than that. It is also about values, about the concept of knowing what is right from wrong; it is about reason and applying reason to the law so that the law may be well served. It is about thwarting injustice and misrule.
“Numbers help in the exercise of democratic prerogatives but when numbers are misused and abused, the exercise becomes futile. Misuse and abuse of numbers in a democratic exercise leads to tyranny, and in the case of the Philippines, a de facto dictatorship.”
She said, dissecting the events of the last couple of years culminating in the last couple of days, and you have no other name for the type of rule you have in the Philippines. “It’s dictatorship.” Her conclusion: “Time to Revolt.”
Diego Guerrero bewailed “the rape of democracy” and echoed Anna’s call: “Revolution!”
Parasabayan has the same sentiments: “No time to mourn! Time to act, time to attack!”
Amidst the anger and calls to join the protest actions in the coming days, I got this reminder: “Christians beware: The Con-Ass has the tacit task from Gloria Arroyo to revise the Bible to assure that Mike and Gloria Arroyo can go to Heaven by making Heaven and Hell unicameral.”
Malaya: Church sets prayer-protest rally vs Con-Ass;Opposition sees ‘tipping point’ vs Gloria
Inquirer: It’s all-out war against constituent assembly
Tribune:Erap vows street justice vs Con-ass;Bishops to lead massive rally
Draft of Constitutional amendments prepared by JDV and gang: click here, Newsbreak.
Comelec’s Abalos dances to GMA-JDV Con-Ass tune. Click here.
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