Comments on: The referendum scorecard 1935-1987

By: ramrod

ramrod — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:49:14 +0000

The only way for gloria to extend is not by cha cha but by no-el
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If we stir up the people into a serious enough frenzy, and threaten the current administration, they might get their wish…

By: anthony scalia

anthony scalia — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:00:19 +0000

The chart is very helpful. Supreme Court challenges alone can eat up a lot of time.

The SC challenge can start by the time the House is ready to transmit the proposed amendments to the COMELEC, before COMELEC receives it. This can take several months

If the SC clears the way for the transmittal, then the COMELEC receives it, then deliberates whether to hold the plebiscite or not. Such deliberation can take several months.

If COMELEC says yes to plebiscite, that’s another issue for an SC challenge. This also takes several months

If the SC says COMELEC is right in allowing plebiscite, then COMELEC conducts plebiscite

Plebiscite results can still be the subject of an SC challenge. This can take several months.

No way can all of these can be accomplished for May 2010

By the way, any decision of COMELEC and the SC can be the subject of a motion for reconsideration, which eats up time also.

The only way for gloria to extend is not by cha cha but by no-el

By: Carl

Carl — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:03:17 +0000

While the 1987 Constitution was, indeed, hastily drawn up and is shot full of defects, I think that most Filipinos realize that there are bigger and more immediate fishes to fry.

The economy for one. We’re facing huge budget dificits and collection shortfalls, while the BIR is on the warpath and trying to squeeze blood from turnips. While the Philippines may have been spared the more gruesome effects of the global financial crisis, we’re not out of the woods yet. The fact is, we never have been totally out of the woods, which is why, relatively speaking, things haven’t been as bad.

By: mlq3

mlq3 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:45:18 +0000

the precise vote was on whether they should be permanently qualified to vote.

By: Gila Gudring

Gila Gudring — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:56 +0000

So we can just abandon this con-ass protest nonsense and vote “no” during a plebiscite? Makes sense to me.

By: number cruncher

number cruncher — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:05:52 +0000

as an aside, it’s a bit oxymoronic to see 44,307 women voting against voting…

By: supremo

supremo — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:37:50 +0000

‘as provided by law’

Th 1987 Philippine Constitution may be hard to amend but easy to extend.