As much of those that are in aggravation of being a neophyte of all that concerns Con- Ass, many are as well agitated to know more of this and seeks to understand what is this “Con- Ass” for?, or of why is it being pursued? Many are also eager to get convinced or condemn reasons of why it is being pursued and of why many disagree of its pursuit. And most of all many of the Filipinos wonder why it reached the approval of the Lower House (House of Representatives). All of these are to be discussed as we journey this blog.
Several reasons are to be considered of whether what pushed our representatives to pursue the said controversial decision of approving the possibilities of having Con- Ass which may hamper the reliability of the majority representatives and most especially; our country. From this, we then fall to the questions of its existence in the political eyes of Filipinos as to this date. WHY? WHY? WHY? Why? Con- Ass Why?
Having shown above, the reason of the proponents of the Con- Ass is that they see that the constitution in the
Yet, what is shown above is the great reason of why the opposition does not want the pursuance of Con- Ass as for today and pleads to settle first with issues about the election and not that door to extension of terms. They admit that they as well see the need for changes of the Philippine Constitution, yet believes that this is not right time to discuss, such key to open the doors of self interests of many.
Con-Ass? an Ay or Nay?
Proponents of Con- Ass wanted to achieve CHARTER CHANGE through it; NOW! As if there’s no tomorrow……
To achieve charter change; there are three modes that legislators may choose:
a.) Constituent Assembly (CON-ASS)
b.) Constituent Convention (CON-CON)
c.) Peoples Initiative (PI)
Primarily, all of these modes lead to charter change; they just all differ on ways or systems on how to achieve the said constitutional changes.
Constituent Convention; usually called the CON-CON, is a body organized and convened for the purpose of framing and adopting a new constitution, or of revising and amending the current one. The delegates of the Constituent body are either chosen or elected by the people as may be provided by law. On the other hand, the Sigaw ng Bayan's People's Initiative is one of the Filipino core values which mean the ability of the person/ people to act and make decisions without the help or advice of other people especially on the legislative and upper house. Here, it is the voice of the people as majority that changes the constitution. Lastly is the Constituent Assembly or Con-Ass. The bicameral Philippine Congress (Senators and House of Representatives) is in a Constituent Assembly mode when they formally convene to propose amendments or revisions to the 1987 constitution; and under Article XVII of the Constitution of the
As for the current status quo with the majority decision of the lower house specifically the House of Representatives, Constituent Assembly was given much consideration. But I myself oppose to the pursuance of Con-Ass in the country because it is not the constitution that we should change but the members of the constitution who abruptly pursue this mode of change. Why are they there in the first place? Isn’t it because of the people who voted them as their representative in the congress voted them there? But are they really doing their work as representatives of the people? Well that is for them to reflect. I guess the pursuance of Con-Ass can really affect the election next year but how I really hoped that the pursuance of Con-Ass can’t be a way to the extension of terms of those people in the constitution who do not deserve to be there.
Well enough of this political issues. Anyway
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