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importance of the political perspective in the appreciation of the facts and norms of a case, while highlighting the
imperative to ground SET decisions in the law.
Five senators, constituting the majority, voted to throw out the petition. The three justices of the high court, plus one
senator, voted to disqualify Grace Poe from holding a Senate seat on the ground that she is not a natural-born Filipino
citizen. Ive only had the chance to read Justice Arturo Brions lucid dissenting opinion and the brief concurring opinions of
Senators Bam Aquino and Cynthia Villar. Brion covers all the possible legal and constitutional issues. Aquino and Villar
ground their arguments primarily on the moral rights of foundlings, inferring from the Constitution policy intentions not
expressly articulated in its provisions.
One does not need to be a lawyer to see where the law leans in this case. Commonsense, however, may not always
appreciate the wisdom behind legal reasoning. Theres a right time and occasion to amend the law when needed. But, to
pit vox populi against the Constitution is to court political instability.
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