
Originally Posted by
mimigs
Apparently, no law will be violated if Noynoy takes his oath before his barangay captain. I say he should do it before this LOWLY man if only to show that the presidency of the Philippines is for the greater majority.
What embarrassment? When some people say that the swearing in by Noynoy before his barangay captain will embarrass the country, do they lay claim to embarrassment for having LOWLY people getting the publicity? We use Juan to portray the true Filipino face and circumstance and we flash his face throughout the world ( look at how many OFWs we have across the globe) and take pride in him, so there's definitely nothing wrong with empowering the barangay captain and giving a few minutes of fame to this lowly man or woman.
Corona's appointment to SC chief justice is certainly TAINTED. It doesn't take a genius to figure out his being beholden to the outgoing administration. He will not and cannot be perceived as independent because he has always demonstrated partisanship. This is the kind of partisanship (or obvious corrupt practice) that typifies the Arroyo administration.
The people have repudiated the Arroyo administration, resoundingly I must say, giving credence and truth to reports on corruption. A lowly man may not understand the dynamics of politics but he/she can undoubtedly see when politics is used to further personal ends. He/She knows too that the ballot is his/her most potent arm in saying "NO MORE".
The people who have repudiated the exiting administration are those who the barangay captain truly represents - not Corona. It is time to deviate from tradition if only to send a message that the Republic of the Philippines is really for the likes of the barangay captain, Juan. If, after the oath taking ceremony Noynoy decides to have a grand victory celebration with a sumptuous dinner for the Juans and his barangay captain as special guest, I'm sure he will not spend as much if he treats them to a dinner in America.
It is really when we think of our political leaders (and other leaders in governance) as SPECIAL that they too will come home each night (if they do come home)thinking they are indeed special, forgetting that they are PUBLIC SERVANTS. Again, it is about time to change tradition if what we do (or at least our political leaders)is to always bring back to the people the spotlight, the dinners, the taxes, the Malacanang (Congress, SC)and what it represents, etc.