Groupthink in the Supreme Court

  By Edgar Lores   “The most important qualification of a judge is independence, not brilliance.” – Justice Antonio Carpio – Introduction – Of Progressives and Retrogressives American politics is governed by two isms, Liberalism and Conservatism. In the US Supreme Court, justices belong to either of the two persuasions. And their respective persuasions form … Continue reading →

Filed under Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Human Rights and the Duterte Federalism Constitution

By JoeAm A couple of weeks ago, I retweeted a meme that compared the 1987 Constitution with the proposed Federalism Constitution. Here it is: A reader argued that this was not accurate. He claimed the proposed new Constitution is even stronger on human rights. He said: Radon86‏ @radongrafix Jul 22 #BeFullyInformed read the draft Human Rights is mention … Continue reading →

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Bobby Capco and the principles by which we argue

By JoeAm I got irritated on Facebook by former follower Bobby Capco. He commented, I commented, and I blocked him. Then he wrote a separate commentary about it which I take to be his stake in the heart of JoeAm and proof that Bobby Capco is morally and literally awesome. Here’s a link to my … Continue reading →

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“What the nation needs is honest lawyers, if there are any.”

By JoeAm I recently wrote about how self-destructive the Philippines tends to be. I won’t go back over that. You can just read the article or look around to see for yourself. You won’t have to look far. There are solutions for this. It is possible to run a decent, straight-dealing, competent government that serves … Continue reading →

Filed under Crime/Corruption, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

War clouds over dark skies

By Chemrock In a globally interconnected world, protectionism does nobody any good. When protectionism rears its ugly head in the countries amongst the top 10 biggest economies in the world, global economic downturn is a certainty. Make no mistake about it. We are all living under war clouds over dark skies. A trade war is … Continue reading →

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