I won’t be throwing lengthy litanies regarding this matter. But, for those of you who are not residing in the Philippines, and do not have a clue about this ConAss or ConArse thing, let me just enlighten you:
On the night of June 2, 2009, some shameful members of the Philippine Congress desperately pushed for this House Resolution No. 1109, setting up a Constituent Assembly (hence, ConAss) for charter change, which gravely threatens our democracy and its tenets we have embraced and nurtured since 1987.
These contemptible degenerates-slash-assholes belonging mostly to the majority block has no regard or respect to the country, its sovereignty and its citizens. I feel so ashamed that our representative of 4th District in Quezon City, Cong. Matthias Defensor, is one of these democratic traitors who supported such vile House bill. Oh well, what can you expect from him? He is the father of Mike Defensor, who is undoubtedly a staunch ally of the corrupt Arroyo administration. Truly, birds of the same feather flock together.
Jeopardizing the fate of our constitution by this resolution in the evil hopes of proliferating the Arroyos’ and its cronies’ power is just flat out abominable, unacceptable and sickening to the stomach. Thus, we are not idiots who cannot read between the lines that Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo wants to extend her presidential term into years and years to come, in the guise of this rubbish, purportedly innocuous bill.
My Say to HR 1109:
More Posts regarding HR 1109:
Oppose Constituent Assembly – About my Recovery
Bloggers on Conass – Caffeine Sparks
Manuel L. Quezon III’s Inquirer Column – The Phoney War
Showdown? – Manuel L. Quezon III
Filipino Voices Contributor Cocoy’s take on HR 1109 – Filipino Voices
Primer Pagunuran’s Postscript to HB 1109 – Filipino Voices
#1 by The Phil Guild Guide on June 16, 2009 - 8:06 am
I am saying yes to an assembly to amend the constitution and it pains me that it has taken so long for it to happen when it could have happened a long time ago. The former President Aquino did appoint experts to amend it in 1987, didn’t she? I don’t understand why Filipinos can’t accept the amendments that are needed to be done by duly elected officials of this nation. That’s the beauty of democracy, not settling for appointed experts only. And the first amendment I want done is the change from the practice of having a multiparty system to just a two-party system. That change will enable the country to have a majority president, not a minority president. Having a minority president affects us all all throughout the regime of the newly elected president. how? all the losing candidates and their supporters who make up the majority in the total of the votes always have a hard time supporting the elected officials. I’m beginning to think that Filipinos have a victim complex. I’m still hoping against hopelessness and cynicism.
#2 by roanne on June 16, 2009 - 10:08 pm
Hi, I hear your point, but I’m begging to differ at this point of time.
I certainly believe that this is surely not the right time to have a constituent assembly. Having a bilateral system, hence political federalism, seems pretty much ideal to be adapted to our nation as mainly witnessed in the peaceful, if not, acceptable situation of US politics.
But, with those currently sitting on the majority block, I don’t want to entrust the fate of our constitution in their hands. How can we be so sure that they are going to do something for the betterment of our state? How can we be so sure that they are not doing this for the purpose of enriching themselves with more clout and power? Political revolution is yet to take its proper place here in the Philippines, but not today.