1. When we say that something is wrong in terms of governance of elections, the people involved say: I cannot do anything about it. I am just being told what to do, and I follow the orders.
2. A priest who didn't like the idea of a recount of the votes during the 1992 elections wherein Miriam questioned the voting count, said, "We cannot afford to have a vacuum." What vacuum when Cory was still there who could have extended her stay as president.
3. Who shall prevail, the people or the political parties? This is really intriguing.
4. Who is the final arbiter, God? If so, let us speak of Biblical truths.
5. I remember one lawyer who quoted: the law should serve the people, and not the people serve the law. Now the law on electoral college is ages old. So should it still prevail now when loopholes have surfaced about its truthful effectivity for raising the right officials voted by the people?
6. When there are election issues, so many kinds of people arise, oppressive, anti-democratic and anti-people. You can bet their basis is some anachronistic law or tradition.
7. The question now is how to stop the destruction or casting into oblivion of democratic ideals. When Marcos corpse was buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the historical role of the Filipino people in the democratic upheaval in our country and the world got lost somewhere.
8. In the long run, the question now boils down to respecting the people's choice.
9. That is the essence of democracy defined as government of the people, by the people and for the people:
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