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In Aid of Legislation

Every morning I keep tuned to one of the AM stations which tackle current events in the Philippines. Almost every morning and as can be read in the newspapers and magazines, issues about senate and congress investigations on allegations ranging from illegal numbers game to election fraud are always in the headlines.

All these political heads in both congress and senate call people left and right to testify and refute issues, all for the reason - IN AID OF LEGISLATION!

The issue of jueteng (what the heck, I don't know its spelling) has been on and off the senate court. These days, the Garci issue. But then again, sometime in the next few days, another issue will came up and another batch of witnesses will appear. It's like Pinoy Big Brother, each week , a new assignment is laid out.

Reading behind the lines would create an impression of having issues to hide the impending issues which are grabbing the headlines. All in all, the senate and congress only starts the investigation IN AID OF LEGISLATION but no conclusions are made. And if there were any conclusions, if they feel that they have to resurrect the issue, they can. They would just re-open the investigation and summon new and renewed witnesses all IN AID OF LEGISLATION.

Everytime an opposition feel that they have been put into a defensive stance, a new issue will be ordered for investigation focusing on the administration. And vice-versa, all IN AID OF LEGISLATION. They do the Chacha (not Charter Change). It's a concerted effort. They are mudslinging, exposing their dirty butts and smelly belly buttons all IN AID OF LEGISLATION.

But alas! I have not heard of any law or something to that effect that is related to the investigations that they have. Up to this date, there is no law on jueteng, no effective bills on counter-terrorism or software piracy or election fraud. Yet they always conduct investigations and spends almost the entire sessions and the entire budget all in AID OF LEGISLATION of which no LEGISLATED law or whatever has been generated.

Why are they doing this? Because they want that if they come into power in the coming days, they still have the loopholes to escape through.

We can hear politicians urging the public to do their share in guarding the elections, in reporting graft and corruption and other government wrong doings. But aren't they the ones given by the mandate of the people to do these things or at least promulgate laws so that these things are minimized? Politicians are always bickering on lapses and misfortunes of some government offices. Aren't they ashamed that these offices are just following the rules and laws that these crocodile politicians promulgate. Have they thought of these or they are just playing games with our hearts?

People blaming people who are just implementing the laws the first set of people make. This is the reality which is not actually seen by many of the Filipinos. It is a struggle between reality and what is actually seen. The reality being politicians running the country (admin or opposition) promulgating laws for themselves and what is actually seen is a battle between two opposing political forces. The reality being these congress and senate members (pro or anti admin) are only making a fool out of the people and what is actually seen being them bickering over one another. We don't even see them grinning and smiling with each other. People are made to believe that they are there for the good of the country and yet what they are doing is the opposite.

Some prominent members of our community saw this but they are not keen on exposing because they are targeting that someday they will be the ones up there.

These may be pure conspiracy theory but who knows. Dig into the small conscience block in your mind and scrutinize the events that are happening and tell me: Is this real or not?

I ask, you decide.

posted by The STRUGGLE between REALITY and what is SEEN. @ 11:17 AM