Friday, July 17, 2015

MILF: Editorial -- Sign of frustration?

Editorial posted to the MILF Website (Jul 18): Editorial -- Sign of frustration?

The use of the term “premature ejaculation” should be confined among adults only. The minors should be kept out of what the adults are doing in relation to the perpetuation of the race.

But nowadays sex is everywhere and access even by minors is no longer restricted. They are taught in schools through sex education. Pornography is almost unlimited and unhindered access in the internet. The truth is that minors are not only more obsessed with the internet than the adults but are also more literate in this field.

But why did a former senator used this term in his request to the Ethics Committee in the Lower House to investigate Representatives Lito Atienza and Jonathan dela Cruz for their premature filing of a case against peace-makers of the government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)? We don’t think this is a sign of frustration. A man in the mold of Rene Saguisag, a veteran lawmaker and brilliant lawyer --- and a human rights defender too --- to be frustrated? Frustration is only for the feeble-minded; it is not fitting or most unlikely for those who know what they are doing and are principled.  Notwithstanding this, take note also of his use of highly charged or high impact terminologies such as “prosecutorial terrorism” and “mischief”. Any other way to explain this, say driving home a strong point?  

Perchance, the most we could concede on the possibility of frustration is to understand that a normal person by instinct reacts negatively to any remarkable childish and clownish antics of supposedly responsible personalities. Atienza and Dela Cruz are members already of Congress, which has been debating the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) since September 10, 2014. Why do they have to resort to “forum shopping”?  They can rally their peers in Congress to vote against the BBL on the plenary and not in the courts. Does this mean they have more faith in the judiciary than the legislature in making correct decisions? Lawmakers are in the business of crafting laws and policies, not in jailing people.

The second possible motive of the two legislators is that they want free news for Buhay and Abakada Partylists at the expense of the BBL since election is only already in the corner. Weird ways sometimes do not only register and click, but they are at times resorted to by highly ambitious people. Adolf Hitler used lies to consolidate his power and the effective strangulation of the German people.

Any chance of this case succeeding in court?  There is no way to say, yes or no, with certainty.  Any case filed against anyone, much of the sedition and treason nature, should not be taken lightly. The right attitude is to be serious in treating all cases. However, chance of this case losing steam is high. First, members of the court are selected on the basis of not just their competence but also for their integrity; and second, none of the peace-makers resorted to subversive methods to undermine the state and we are not in an active state of war.

http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/editorial/item/490-sign-of-frustration

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