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The only constitutional way of removing a constitutional official like the Chief Justice is thru an impeachment proceeding. The Congressmen and Congresswomen being the representatives of the people should listen to the people's voice. Since not all of them will not arrive at the same conclusion to impeach or not the Chief Justice, there shall be deliberations and eventually they will have to cast their votes in the same manner that not all Filipinos will unanimously agree to remove the Chief Justice or not.
While taking our lunch, I tried to ask my second year high school daughter if what does she think as to whether CGMA should be put in prison if she is found guilty. She answered without hesitation that YES and to a follow up question as to where shall CGMA be imprisoned, she answered without hesitation that in a jail where any ordinary Filipina prisoner shall be jailed. Would you like to informally ask your children too the same questions and find out what they think? You will be surprised that they have a very strong sense of justice! The questions I raised to my daughter was my way of getting the pulse of ordinary and simple Filipinos. Just like anybody, we all want justice be served even if we pity the accused. One College law professor of a cousin of mine who once studied law empahasized to them that THE PRACTICE OF LAW IS USING ONE'S COMMON SENSE! We ordinary citizens therefore using our common sense even if we are not legal experts like the judges, prosecutors and private lawyers can still analyze what our Supreme Court justices are doing, namely;
WHY ARE THEY IMPOSING ONLY TWO MILLION PESOS AS CASH BOND FOR CGMA TO PUT UP IN CONSIDERATION OF THE TRO THEY ISSUED THAT WOULD ALLOW HER TO LEAVE FOR ABROAD DESPITE ALMOST CERTAINTY THAT SHE WILL NOT COME BACK? TWO MILLION PESOS AS A FRIEND COMMENTED IS A PITTANCE TO HER THAT WILL NOT SUFFICIENTLY PERSUADE HER TO COME BACK AND FACE THE CHARGES AGAINST HER ONCE SHE IS ALREADY OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY!!
WHY WILL THE SUPREME COURT NOT SUMMON THE MEDICAL DOCTORS OF CGMA DESPITE THE REQUEST MADE BY THE DOJ SO THAT THEY AND NOT THE LAWYERS OF CGMA CAN TESTIFY AS TO THE REAL HEALTH CONDITION OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT? IT WILL NOT COST ANYTHING MUCH FOR THEM TO APPEAR AND TESTIFY AT THE SUPREME COURT AND FOR EVERYBODY PRESENT TO LISTEN TO THEM ESPECIALLY THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES? WHY ARE THE JUSTICES AFRAID/UNWILLING TO HEAR AND KNOW THE TRUTH AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THE PROCEEDINGS TO KNOW AS IT IS NOT ONLY THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF CGMA WHICH ARE AT STAKE BUT MORE SO THE RIGHTS OF ALL THE FILIPINO PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE JUSTICE UPHELD?
HOW CAN THE TRO ISSUED BY THE SUPREME COURT BE EFFECTIVE BASED ON ITS RULING RECENTLY WHEN ONE OF THE CONDITIONS IT SET HAS NOT BEEN MET? WHY PUT THE CONDITION AT ALL IN THE FIRST PLACE IF IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MET OR COMPLIED WITH?
THESE ARE THE SIMPLE QUESTIONS IN THE MINDS OF MANY FILIPINOS USING OUR COMMON SENSE THAT IF NOT ADDRESSED PROPERLY BY THE SUPREME COURT IN THEIR SUBSEQUENT DECISION WILL MOST PROBABLY TRIGGER MORE PEOPLE TO DOUBT THE IMPARTIALITY OF THE SUPREME COURT.
WHEN THAT HAPPENS THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE READY TO USE THEIR POWER TO REMOVE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICIALS LIKE THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WHOSE ACTIONS ARE DEEMED VERY SUSPICIOUS!
IS THIS NOT A CONSTITUTIONAL WAY AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE THRU THEIR DULY ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES??
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