SC justices trade barbs over Noy’s Luisita case
By Benjamin B. Pulta http://www.tribune.net.ph/The Supreme Court is politicized between pro Arroyo and pro Aquino. I really doubt if it can redeem itself. Chief Justice Corona should sacrifice himself and let somebody else become the new Chief Justice. The Supreme Court was at its lowest when he was apparently included among the midnight appointments of former PGMA. His decision can either be misinterpreted as expression of his partisan loyalty to former PGMA or he is condescending to PNoy. Either way, the Supreme Court loses. Everytime the Supreme Court loses, the Filipino people lose also!
A new Chief Justice appointed by PNoy will enjoy the privilege of choosing to be loyal to PNoy or be loyal to the people. CJ Corona on the other hand will always be misinterpreted because he has always that mark on his forehead that he is rabidly pro former PGMA as a form of gratitude for his, what majority see, as midnight appointment regardless of what Supreme Court ruled on it.
Chief Justice Renato Corona, be true as a man for others as we Jesuit educated scholars are supposed to be, SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY BY RESIGNING!!There is a brighter place for you ahead if you do resign as people including your critics will be thankful to you!!!
Thi is not a favor for PNoy should the Chief Justice resign but a favor for the Filipino people. As a matter of fact PNoy will be on the defensive. He will have to make sure that his appointed new CJ will truly be percieved by all as FAIR and JUST or else it will boomerang on him!
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It is clear that CJ Corona is not doing his job fairly and justly! He is now doing a payback to his benefactor, ex-president GMA whose midnight appointment of him is illegal on the first place and merely using her power as a president to circumvent the law. So how is it right to follow his order when it was not made for the right reason? We are taught to follow the law but when a judge's credibility is in question and there are many abuse of power or position, are we then oblige to follow knowing that it is wrong? Defying the TRO to keep a criminal in the country and face her charges is what is right for the people and for the country. De Lima used every reason and loophole to defy the order. We all know that GMA is a flight risk so who are they fooling to believe in what she said that she will be back after seeking treatment to a non-life threatening illness? We all know that GMA has no credibility to what we call, Word of honor!
The appointment of the CJ is vested by law on the President including PNoy and former PGMA. The only poblem with CJ Corona's appointment was it was made by CGMA when PNoy has already won the Presidency which made his appointment of CJ Corona controversial and tainted with being tagged as a midnight appointment. Check and balance among the three branches of our government is not hinged on the personalities of the occupants IDEALLY and they should function on what is proper and legal always in the service of the Filipino people. Given all of these complicated issues, this is the reason why there is POLITICS!
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