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Thursday, July 21, 2005
Editorials: Making the hard choice
Given a President who has decided to give herself a second chance over the strong and sometimes violent objections of a sector that believes she has done more wrong than right in the conduct of national governance, what would you rather do?
In this particular scenario, more than 80 million people are stakeholders of the instant dilemma.
What should be done? A search for the way out of it is direly in order.
For a number of weeks now, the impatient sector, many of them appearing to nourish varied hidden agenda, are doing their level best to push President Arroyo out of the Palace.
The desire to change the national leadership may be legitimate, but the means is the issue.
Any option that may be taken should be considered against the backdrop of the general national condition.
At the moment, the prevailing economic instability, the impoverished masses, the deteriorating political peace, when taken as a whole would add up to a worrisome state of affairs.
Thus, any continuation of the street violence would only worsen the scenario.
The best option to take, according to the more sober citizens, is to follow the path of law.
Since the impeachment process has been started, it would be to the best interest of the nation if it is seriously pursued rather than continue the political action in the streets that could only result in divisiveness.
Indeed, making President Arroyo go through the impeachment process would not only restore public confidence in our political institutions but also strengthen our democracy that has been badly battered by the “Hello, Garci” tapes, the jueteng scandal and the breakdown of trust in the effectiveness of our electoral process.
It would restore meaning to the rule of law, as well as renew our national self-respect and moral ascendancy.
Pursuing the “battle for the Presidency” following our laws and our democratic tradition rather than through street fighting and demonstrations would be the best thing that could ever happen to our republic at this time.
Too late the ‘sour’ words
There is a worn-out phrase that could apply to the recent behavior of former Cebu senator John Henry Osmeña, and it is “Johnny-come-lately.”
Osmeña’s claim in a press conference held in Manila the other day that President Arroyo had lost in Cebu and had to cheat on the returns by over 400,000 votes can be called an “after-thought” tirade.
Such a belated reaction may only affirm his being a political has-been.
(July 21, 2005 issue)
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