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I think it's only appropriate.

So What If It's A Snub?

As long as there is no constitutional provision or law requiring a president-elect to take the oath of office in front of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court then he or she should be allowed to pick the officer to administer the oath.

That's the plan of president-elect Benigno Aquino III when he takes his oath of office and officially takes the reign of the government.

A political statement concerning the appointment of Associate Justice Renato Corona as the new Chief Justice?

Probably.

Is it unconstitutional?

Probably not.

Is it bad form?

Probably.

At least it's starting his presidency off with a bang.

Malacañang has been vocal about Aquino taking his oath of office in front of Corona. Spokesperson Charito Planas even went as far as saying that "he will be 10-feet taller if he would [take his oath from Corona], instead of taking his oath before a judge, or a notary public, or other justices.''

I don't know about you but if Aquino was not 10 feet tall now I doubt being sworn in by the Chief Justice will make him any taller.

Planas further stated that in swearing in front of Corona, Aquino would be "recognizing and respecting the principle of the separation of powers' of the executive, legislative and judicial branches."

You mean recognizing the midnight appointment of Corona and the abuse of power of Arroyo?

I don't think so.

She also added that "You can criticize whatever you want but still you have to follow and respect the decision of the Supreme Court."

But what if, for argument's sake the Supreme Court is wrong?

What if for argument's sake the Court was wrong?

Who would protect us, the good citizens of this country from that kind of mistake?

And if Arroyo was of good she would have just allowed Aquino to choose the new Chief Justice as one of his first acts as president.

But then again if she did that then she would not be safe from potential litigation should Aquino choose to investigate her for the wrong doings she did when she was president.

I mean come on any moron can see that.

So it becomes a constitutional crisis. With everything else this country has faced and survived what's one more.

Besides, who knows there might be another people power to put *gasp* Erap in power.

Now wouldn't that be something.

I hope not . . .

And The Midnight Appointments Continue

Well that shouldn't be the case according to the Supreme Court. In a statement by court spokesperson Midas Marques, the Supreme Court said that Malacañang cannot use their recent decision allowing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to appoint the next Chief Justice to justify the recent spree of so-called midnight appointments.

A little to late for that now I would say. Arroyo’s flurry of recent appointments, which were disclosed last week, drew criticisms that these were midnight appointments - and of course it doesn't help that Malacañang would not say when each appointment was signed.

Very fishy indeed. If they wanted to clear matters up they should outright say that these appointments were made prior to the ban or something to that effect. Of course whether the people believe them or not is another thing entirely.

And look she appointed her college classmate Cynthia Carreon as head of the Tourism Promotions Board. She sure made a lot of last minute appointments, changing our Ambassador to Germany who only learned she was being replaced when she got an award from the president.

Wow, did not even have the decency to tell them they were being replaced until the last minute and during an awards ceremony at that. What a slap in the face.

Deputy presidential spokesperson Gary Olivar said that the appointments made “over an extended period of time” were all legal and was only now being reported.

Well if they were only now being reported then doesn't it go without saying that they were only now being made. I don't think the replacement of an ambassador to a major European country and the sacking and replacement of a lot of people at the same time will not constitute news if they were indeed made the time frame they said it was made.

If nothing else show proof so it will all come to rest.

Of course it will not remove the fact that it is all highly questionable. But then again since they are presidential appointees the incoming new president should just replace them all as is usually the norm.

Oh wait, what am I saying, there will not be any new president because we will be having a failed election. My bad I forgot about that - DUH!