Of survival and cheating
Posted on February 7, 2007 - Filed Under Punch Forum |
Ms. Ric
7 Feb 2007
You have balls Mr. Delfin. (Pardon the pun.) Despite my not having problems with capital punishment, I do have reservations when it comes to being responsible for turning the switch or delivering the final blow. It’s easy enough for you and I to say that anyone who doesn’t know who or what they’re voting for is better off staying home.
But our common Filipino voter’s reality back home most likely involves a wife at home expecting the seventh child, and where his 200 pesos daily wage, IF he’s lucky, doesn’t stretch that far. He doesn’t get out much and he’s easily enticed by a BIG supot with lots of goodies and maybe an envelope with some cash inside. If he chooses to run all the way to the polls and casts his vote in favor of that knight uttering the very same ideals he’s been craving for, how in the world can you fault him? On, pangaskasian ya talaga so bilay to.
What really riles me up about this whole voting scheme are the people in charge of keeping the legitimacy of this most basic principle of democracy. It is illegal to buy votes, and COMELEC is supposed to be the watchdog. When these knights buy votes, they’re not just buying one or two votes. One would think they can gather enough evidence to null and void an elected officials claim to glory if cheating is involved. But wait, there’s already a precedence set from the highest level, right?
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