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People Power IV? No, thank you!
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February 23, 2008 01:59:00Solita Collas-Monsod
Pili!!ine "aily #n$uirer
M%'%, Pili!!ines -- ()en te sear* +or trut is *on+used it
!oliti*al ado*a*y,
te !ro*ess is redu*ed to a $uest +or !oer./ &oelist Mi*ael
Cri*ton used tis $uote inone o+ is boos, borroin it +ro autor
%lston Case. n+ortunately, tis a!!ears to
be a!!enin in te Pili!!ines today.
4ere e ere, outraed at te reelations about te anitude, s*ale and
braenness o+te *orru!tion a**o!anyin te 67 national broadband netor
&&; !ro. 7e resultB )ere tere ere a !eo!le united aainst
*orru!tion, tere
are no a !eo!le diided -- in*ludin te biso!s -- reardin te
(e?tra-*onstitutional/reoal o+ te President.
# eard soe youn students oer te radio talin about o (soereinty
resides in te
!eo!le,/ and tey ant to e?er*ise teir !oer to reoe te President.
)ell, teConstitution outlines te !ro*ess by i* te !eo!le ay
e?er*ise tat !oer e..,
ele*tion, i!ea*ent trou teir ele*ted re!resentaties and
(serants/ o are
sub
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)at sees to be +orotten by tose o ant to ride on Peo!le Poer is
tat te 198
"S% Peo!le Poer Reolution too !la*e, i.e., te (!arliaent o+ te
streets/ only
be*ause te *onstitutionally !roided *e*s and balan*es ere
inutile aainst a di*tator.)e ere in a situation ere a *ount by te
*itiens@ ele*tion at*do soed Cory
%$uino to be a inner, but te !u!!et leislature ad de*lared te
in*ubent to be te
inner. )e ere in a situation ere te
