Marichu,I saw Ricky Carandang’s Big Picture last night. He and Sen. Drilon were reading copies of the proposed amendments. You may want to ask him for a copy.schumey
from DJBDecember 7th, 2006
Good evening Marichu. I don’t think there is a complete draft Constitution. But here is the Newsbreak Link to a Word Doc that reads a lot like what you may be looking for.http://www.newsbreak.com.ph/documents/chacha/Chacha_SIMPLIFIED_PROPOSALS.docDJB
December 8th, 2006
By the way, I heard dong puno reading your text. did he read it right?DJB
December 8th, 2006
Does the House have to un-amend Section 105 of its Rules in order to go for a Joint and Concurrent Resolution approving a Constitutional Convention?
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Thanks thanks thanks (was indisposed yesterday).
I guess everything has been rendered moot. Today, JDV announced that they’re shifting gears to con-con. As if that would fly before the May elections.
(To DJB: Congressman Locsin kept saying that the Lower House could go con-ass alone, so the question was… so if that’s your logic, could the Senate, too? And he said, yes but the Consti said 3/4 of all members and Senate members are only 24; and Dean Pangalangan later said, you don’t aggregate the numbers etc. Anyway. )
Malacanang, JDV, and the trapos, backed off their illegal con-ass today. Congrats to all those who expressed concern, disgust, alarm over the illegal con-ass.
(is this round 5? Counting all their losses this year?) Merry Christmas!
Wait. Con-con: The Senate will say: it will have to conduct hearings on any resolution on con-con. So that wouldn’t be done within 72 hours. ]
The House on the other hand has to approve its own resolution on con-con. Are they required to refer it to committees and conduct hearings in accordance with the rules on ordinary resolutions, and as practised?
If I followed previous interpellations correctly, they had rules on ordinary resolutions. Then they had a 105 which was not on resolutions but on proposals to amend consti. The House changed Rule 105, Teddy Boy said that 105 also governed not just proposals but steps that led to the proposals like a resolution on proposal to amend, so the required vote even for a resolution to call to convene to propose is 192 or 195. But majority said, no, required vote is only ordinary: majority of quorum. Then, opposition said, therefore, it should fall under rule 65 on ordinary resolutions which you didn’t amend. Lagman said anything inconsistent with 105 is deemed changed.
To call for a con-con, you need 2/3 vote, separate. (assemble the 2/3, or more, in plenary and ask them to vote for it.) if you have the 2/3 in plenary and they vote for con-con, you don’t need a resolution to summon them. If you want a resolution to summon or call them, it’s an ordinary resolution. As ordinary resolutions go, they are referred to committees. They should just put together the 2/3. Lemme see, 236 divided by 3 is 73.5, so two of that… they need to put together 146 congressmen….which they already had last Monday and Tuesday! (the fastest way to do it is convene the 2/3 on Thursday; but it will remain useless until Senate convenes its 2/3 and calls for a con-con.)
Finally, what was the last straw? Was it the CBCP call to all faithful to resist con-ass and mass up on Friday? Was it the charismatic Mike Velarde and his loyal followers? The local government officials who are raring to run in the May elections and threatened to pull out support from Gloria? The influential Makati Business Club?……Lemme see…….it was Bong Revilla.
Just kidding.
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Merry Christmas!
