Comments on: Club 56

By: ay_naku

ay_naku — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:58:15 +0000

UPn Student, I think at this point we’re all mostly aware of the mechanics of the Garci dagdag-bawas. We’ve heard the tapes, the explanations from the parties concerned, the Newsbreak (excellent piece of reporting) and other media investigations on the matter, and using our best judgment, we’ve mostly concluded that GMA did indeed cheat big-time. We’re also aware about the extents GMA went to cover her ass — lots of illegal manueverings (and eventually being rebuffed by the SC several times), harassment, bribery, etc.

And yet none of those seemed to matter come impeachment voting time.

By: UPn student

UPn student — Fri, 18 May 2007 16:18:23 +0000

ay_naku: the impeachment case should be a lot stronger the day someone publishes the mechanics of Garci dagdag-bawas.

But it looks like them who know the secret are not sharing. It is like the Mission-Impossible line: “I can tell you, but then I’ll have to kill you”.
I’ve also heard along the theme of a schoolteacher-to-grade-one-kid that IT is “… too complicated for the child to understand”.

By: ay_naku

ay_naku — Fri, 18 May 2007 15:43:57 +0000

Pagalingan ba manghula ang labanan dito ngayon? Aba’y tawagin na sina Madam Auring et al!

There will most probably no impeachment, but shouldn’t the question be: should there be an impeachment?

Jusme, madali naman manghula. Eh manindigan kaya?

By: The Ca t

The Ca t — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:33:55 +0000

The cat: Ã¢â‚¬Å“Wanna bet, there is no impeachment?Ã¢â‚¬Â

Obviously you can only see, and will only bet on, what is obviousÃ¢â‚¬Â¦

Not at this time when the tally board shows 8 Go and we all know that the only platform of GO is impeachment.

Remove those blinders.

By: UPn student

UPn student — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:14:34 +0000

The lack of automation for vote-counting is insane. Once the precinct-level count has been certified, having the numbers roll up to the city-, provincial-, regional- and national level can be done in a manner that provides both speed, integrity, and visibility. Check-digits can be used so that instances where a 182,453 vote-count becomes 82,453 gets flagged automatically.
And if the software and technology is in France or India, then buy. Maski-paps made-in-the-Philippines can be much more expensive than the country can afford.

By: UPn student

UPn student — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:17:05 +0000

After all the time past, not a single detail has come out, not even a “If I were Garci, this is how i would have done it” expose.

By: UPn student

UPn student — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:12:41 +0000

cvj: don’t care much about names nor places; we’re looking for the method; also cost and number of layers in the implementing organization — but after all the time past, not a single detail has come out.

By: UPn student

UPn student — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:01:02 +0000

cvj: a story is that the “Garci” was a con job.

By: cvj

cvj — Fri, 18 May 2007 09:46:09 +0000

Jon M, the way he will be remembered by history, if i had his surname, i’d change it.

By: Jon Mariano

Jon Mariano — Fri, 18 May 2007 07:35:49 +0000

CVJ, you and Abalos are on entirely different planes. You’re talking of impeaching him (I agree!), but he is talking of his legacy when he retires in 2010! Apparently in his eyes he’s done a swell job at the Comelec.