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Wednesday, June 09, 2004
Editorial: Desperate
'The opposition has tried every scheme to stop the canvassing, even going to the Supreme Court, to ask the High Tribunal to restrain Congress from canvassing the votes because of the "unconstitutionality" of the rules adopted by the legislature. The move smacks of desperation.'
ACCORDING to news reports Sunday, the opposition has come up with a plan that would overcome the numerical superiority of administration legislators in Congress as the canvassing of votes for president and vice president begins.
We give opposition stalwart Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. the benefit of the doubt when he said their "action plan" would be "within the bounds of the law and not involve extra-constitutional method."
Whatever their plan is, we are keeping our fingers crossed that it would not delay anymore the canvassing as the public has already grown tired and impatient over debates on the canvassing rules and the slow counting of votes for the two highest positions in the land.
The opposition has tried every scheme to stop the canvassing, even going to the Supreme Court, to ask the High Tribunal to restrain Congress from canvassing the votes because of the "unconstitutionality" of the rules adopted by the legislature. The move smacks of desperation.
Lawyers in the opposition should have known that the SC cannot interfere in a purely legislative process based on the principle on separation of powers.
The High Court did right in dismissing the petition for a restraining order and instead hold a hearing on the legality of the canvassing rules. And whatever the ruling of the SC would be, may the parties involved respect and abide by it.
(June 9, 2004 issue)
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