the economics of law
i never realized that i gained some form of notoriety or political influence the day Philippine Daily Inquirer published an entry from this blog calling for estrada's conviction. i got a letter from saguisag who expounded in not so few words his desire to protect his honor as defendant of the devil. my response was succinct and direct to the point:
"whatever."
even antonio abaya has included me in his list of recipients of commentaries and columns as to the state of the country.
i am not an expert political commentator. i don't presume to hold that title like some wannabee columnist (or trying hard presidentiable senator) who has got to post some opinion on everything and anything. i don't have the hallucinatory doctorate titles added on to my name just to get some dignity to my words.
i write from the heart and mind; my fingers tap out the words that i want to scream when we don't seem to care about the state of this country.
i have gotten letters from friends and some strangers thanking me for getting that article out. some of them share their views and it seems like the HSA is getting its share of reaction (violent or otherwise).
for everyone who has asked me my opinion on the human security act:
i, believe, that security guards should always be human. i would have balked at the thought of passing a bill for the canine security act. i mean, let's get serious... dogs are cute and all but i don't want them sniffing my posterior every time i try to board a plane to get to another island.
ok, when you're done laughing, think about this for a while:
the laws of this state number in the thousands, with enough laws to prosecute terrorists and those that seek to undermine peace in the country.
why do we need more laws?
so that we can justify the Php 12,510,000,000 (12.51B) fund allocated to the 13th congress to create more laws that confound our existing ones. that is, if we can make them attend sessions and work on really important bills... like the Cheap Medicines Bill?
do you know how much each law passed cost us filipinos? Php 149M, with 84 laws passed by the 13th congress versus the 12th congress that passed 173 laws at Php11.2B. holy crap, that is a lot of turon (banana fritters)(1) eaten by senators and congressmen in their lavish lounges. no wonder cayetano, aquino, and escudero had to be called back to session (2).
we have been spending more for an inefficient congress for lesser relevant laws. the full report can be read from the philippine center for investigative journalism.
i still have to see a single accounting done for all the money spent on congress to warrant this scandalous expenditure. no wonder some congressmen didn't react to the suggestion to deduct from their salaries every time they miss sessions, the better suggestion is to deduct from their pork barrel.
going back to the human security act, we don't need more expensive laws, we just need the moral and political will to implement our existing ones.
(1) reports of turon served in congress costing Php 450/each - what is this, gold encrusted with diamond powder?
(2) reports of the three "whiz kids" taking more time in the senate lounge on the first day of session.
"whatever."
even antonio abaya has included me in his list of recipients of commentaries and columns as to the state of the country.
i am not an expert political commentator. i don't presume to hold that title like some wannabee columnist (or trying hard presidentiable senator) who has got to post some opinion on everything and anything. i don't have the hallucinatory doctorate titles added on to my name just to get some dignity to my words.
i write from the heart and mind; my fingers tap out the words that i want to scream when we don't seem to care about the state of this country.
i have gotten letters from friends and some strangers thanking me for getting that article out. some of them share their views and it seems like the HSA is getting its share of reaction (violent or otherwise).
for everyone who has asked me my opinion on the human security act:
i, believe, that security guards should always be human. i would have balked at the thought of passing a bill for the canine security act. i mean, let's get serious... dogs are cute and all but i don't want them sniffing my posterior every time i try to board a plane to get to another island.
ok, when you're done laughing, think about this for a while:
the laws of this state number in the thousands, with enough laws to prosecute terrorists and those that seek to undermine peace in the country.
why do we need more laws?
so that we can justify the Php 12,510,000,000 (12.51B) fund allocated to the 13th congress to create more laws that confound our existing ones. that is, if we can make them attend sessions and work on really important bills... like the Cheap Medicines Bill?
do you know how much each law passed cost us filipinos? Php 149M, with 84 laws passed by the 13th congress versus the 12th congress that passed 173 laws at Php11.2B. holy crap, that is a lot of turon (banana fritters)(1) eaten by senators and congressmen in their lavish lounges. no wonder cayetano, aquino, and escudero had to be called back to session (2).
we have been spending more for an inefficient congress for lesser relevant laws. the full report can be read from the philippine center for investigative journalism.
i still have to see a single accounting done for all the money spent on congress to warrant this scandalous expenditure. no wonder some congressmen didn't react to the suggestion to deduct from their salaries every time they miss sessions, the better suggestion is to deduct from their pork barrel.
going back to the human security act, we don't need more expensive laws, we just need the moral and political will to implement our existing ones.
(1) reports of turon served in congress costing Php 450/each - what is this, gold encrusted with diamond powder?
(2) reports of the three "whiz kids" taking more time in the senate lounge on the first day of session.
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