“YOU”,
BEWARE
OF
THE
“COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION”
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| Ka Leon Estrella Peralta with Ka Bong Labog (Chairman, KMU) |
The
impeachment of Chief Justice
Renato Corona
had been lodged by
the 188 Congressmen
generally anchored on his “accountability to the people.” All the Articles of
Impeachment from Article 1 to 8
transmitted by the Lower House (House
of Representatives) to the Upper House
(Senate) for trial have mainly banked on “Betrayal of Public Trust”aside from “Culpable Violation of the Constitution.” In our country, we practice “Representative
Democracy” in which the people vote through an election their
Representatives (Congressmen) in the Lower House
and Senators in the Upper House (Senate) on the aspect of legislation. In relation to the impeachment trial of CJ
Corona, the Congressman-Prosecutors and the Senator-Judges are all elected by
the “PEOPLE” and therefore, accountability to the “PEOPLE” stringently
applies to them. By virtue of the
Impeachment Trial of CJ Corona, in effect, is not only a trial of the Chief
Justice but also a trial for the Congressman-Prosecutors and the
Senator-Judges of the Impeachment Court
mainly on the bases of their performances.
The accusers,
Congressman-Prosecutors of the Chief Justice in the Impeachment Trial have been
perceptively accused of inefficiency and mismanagement of the “Trial” by the
Public with respect to their past below standard “PERFORMANCES.”
Relative to the above, consequently,
two courts had emerged to try the impeachment case of CJ Corona, the Impeachment Court mandated by our Constitution to be convened in the event of impeachment, likewise, simultaneously and automatically created
the “Court of Public Opinion” in which the judges are the people. In Section 1, Article II of our 1987
Constitution, it is stated that, sovereignty resides in the people and all
government authority emanates from them. In
view of the aforesaid, the "COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION" is much
powerful than the Impeachment Court.
The Impeachment Court
has stringent Rules of Procedure, Policies and Guidelines but the “Court of Public Opinion”
has none of these stringent legal parameters. Perception is the only basis
of its judgment. Public perception
creates impression and we have a common saying that “First Impression last . .
. And its effect could be forever. So . . . . .
.
“YOU”,
BEWARE OF
THE “COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION”
for its judgment is also equally harsh from the guilty
verdict of the Impeachment Court, for it shall forever remove “YOU” from
holding office, and forever “YOU” might never win any future election.
BY: KA LEON ESTRELLA PERALTA
Founding Chairman
Political and Human Rights Advocate
Please see below:
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE
FORUM ON CJ CORONA IMPEACHMENT
Held on 28 January 2012
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Ka LEON
ESTRELLA PERALTA, Founding Chairman of ANTI-TRAPO MOVEMENT of the
Philippines expressed his views related to the above “COMMENTARY” entitled “YOU”, BEWARE OF THE “COURT OF PUBLIC
OPINION” in a FORUM on CORONA
IMPEACHMENT which was held on 28 January 2012, attended by the convenors of
the GLORIA PANAGUTIN MOVEMENT,
members of various civil society and cause oriented groups. Likewise, Representative Miro Quimbo of Marikina’s Second District, one of
the spokespersons for the House Prosecution Team, and Representative Neri Colmenares of BAYAN MUNA Partylist, one of the
Congressman-Prosecutors, shared their assessment on how the two-week old trial
at the Senate has developed so far. The
FORUM attendees shared views, assessments, and proposals on the ongoing
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL of CJ RENATO CORONA.
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| Ka Leon Estrella Peralta while expressing his views during the FORUM |
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