GLORIA and her ilk have the benefit of hindsight and have learned well from them. She wouldn’t allow our disgust, frustrations, and anger to implode. Hence, she issued CPR – block all entry and exit points, do not issue rally permits, disperse rallies as early as possible, arrest people who would persist. She may allow some rallies, but they have to be dispersed before night fall. She wants to project that she’s in control. She wants to us to believe that we are no match to her and that there are no alternative to her. She wants us to surrender to her whims and to move on. Hey guys, SHE’S ROBBING US OF OUR HOPE and OUR FUTURE. But I firmly believe that we will overcome; GLORIA will be deposed.

Oh common, pingkian! we all know that that during peopel power I, Marcos has all the power to disperes the crowd. And its stronger and has more teeth than CPR. But People power happen. WWhen will you ever accept the reality that people doesn’t want to udo Peopel Power anymore to remove the president? And that is the only reason why Mrs Arroyo is still in power until now. Kung milyon milyon talga ng tao na dumagsa sa EDSA. May magagw ba ang CPR ni Mrs Arroyo. Effective lang ang CPR sa mga kokonting crowd, pero kung yung mag binabanggit mong mga grupo ay talagnag may kakayanan na humakaot ng milyong milyong tao sa kalsada may maggawa ba ang CPR, kaya ba ng PNP ang na idisperse ang milyong milyong tao? Wala ng ang people power! kaya gawan na lang nag paraan na matuloy ang impeachment. After all yan naman talaga ang nakasasaad sa saligang batas eh.

Ugh!

If ever blogging in the Philippines becomes verbotten, Gloria will have serious trouble on her hands which would come not only from bloggers in Pinas but from millions of bloggers the world over – American bloggers alone will have the capacity to blog her to the ground or “bloguillotinize” her – Heheh!

Ask MLQ3 how he would feel if all of a sudden, he was told that he couldn’t blog anymore! Sacré de plus sacré des sacré bleus!!!!!

Perhaps for some. However, many active bloggers are likewise active in street protest and political organizing and mobilization. I believe that organized groups/coalitions like B&W (Bisig, Akbayan, Partidong Manggagawa, Sanlakas, Pandayan, SD and Rejectionist), the BAYAN-GSM/KMLG/PMAP-UMDJ-FPJMP have the capacity to mobilize at least 70,000 people in less than a week notice. This could swell to 200,000 to 500,000 on the second day and up to more than a million on the third day with enough funding and active support of religious groups like the Catholic Church and JIL political parties like UNO, PMP, PDP-Laban, Be not Afraid Movement, and big blocks in LP, NP, and LDP, and the unorganized or unaffiliated middle class. A critical segment in the military is waiting for clear signals from the people for them to move. I also think that INC and El Shaddai can be swayed to our side to support the Gloria Resign or Step Down movement. There is existing/ongoing communication among all of these groups, though coordination and harmonizing campaign activities are still much to be desired. The middle class are restive and some are apolitical, but they are watching. They just can’t risk joining rallies without certain level of confidence that people power can succeed.

But what seems to be the main problem? The answer is CPR (rallies are being dispersed and protesters are being blocked even before they can enter Metro Manila. GLORIA and her apologist have learned better than us from previous People Power (EDSA 1, 2 & 3). I still believe, that the legitimacy of GLORIA will not be resolved by purely legal or judicial processes. The opposition is still divided, but I believe this can be resolved by a snap election as it should be. An impeachment process may help, but it can only succeed by a STRONG public pressure. Aside from impeachment, other pending issues in the SC (People’s Initiative/Charter Change) if handled properly, can serve as triggers for as successful people power.

Well let them pay they consequneces of their actions or lack of it. Let them suffer or die of extreme boredom! If that whats they deserve….

Re your Comment #14,it’s nice to know we’re on the same wavelength on “blogging’s possible lulling effect”.

But, of course, the exchange of ideas and opinions through blogging still serves a great purpose. Can you imagine if all of a sudden for whatever reason blogging is no longer allowed?! We’d be back in the streets! Hmm…that would not be good for this administration, would it?

The Tanadas are some of the politicians who do not exist merely for political survival but for a noble purpose or a moral motive: serve the nation and serve it well.