Stand by what is right
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Daily Daily Tribune
03/02/2008
Dear Editor:
There is no way that Gloria Arroyo will relinquish power and everything that goes with it. With the top brass in the AFP and PNP as well as the majority of the House of Representathieves behind her, this illegitimate and immoral President believes she is untouchable. She even intends to remain in power by changing the form of government to parliamentary in a Constitutional Convention where the election for delegates will be rigged to favor her stooges. She will then win as a member of the parliament (MP) in her home province of Pampanga and eventually chosen as the prime minister.
We, the Filipino people, to include those in the AFP and PNP must show our solidarity by joining people power which is embodied in our Constitution to send the strong message to Arroyo that she has already lost her moral authority to govern. We must also realize that “it is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacity to give validity to his convictions in political affairs and that one of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
To those in the higher echelons of government, be guided by the admonition of the great American President Abraham Lincoln: “Stand with anybody that stands RIGHT; stand with him while he is RIGHT and part with him when he goes WRONG.” There is still a chance to redeem yourselves, keep whatever remaining self-respect you have and not lose your soul.
Narciso Limsiaco Ner