Don't Just Say It, Show It, Prove It!

Once again, it's not a problem when someone is in the Opposition. The problem is that in the presidential system - it's all about just saying it but NOT proving it. Again, I'm not here to antagonize the existence of the opposition. Rather, my aim as a nobody blogger is to keep learning new stuff. I don't intend to be a political analyst. Instead, I'm here to actually show that anybody can learn basic politics, economics, and science. We have Antonio Carpio (from the Opposition) who says, "I believe that the Opposition is capable of defeating Sara Duterte!" In the presidential system, it's usually just, "SAY IT! DON'T PROVE IT!" The parliamentary system is more than just say it - you say it, you show it, and you PROVE IT. If 1Sambayan wants to show their ability to defeat PDP-Laban - why not shift to the parliamentary system?

As mentioned many times - the parliamentary system has a more formalized system between the Government and the Opposition. If PDP-Laban is the Government then 1Sambayan is the Opposition. Every corresponding minister has a shadow minister. The Government cabinet must contend with the Opposition cabinet. Now, let's say that Carpio himself chooses to lead 1Sambayan as the Opposition Leader while Sara Duterte-Carpio is the Prime Minister for the PDP-Laban-led government. Sara has her own set of appointees. Carpio has his own set of appointees from 1Sambayan. The role of Sara is to lead PDP-Laban as the Government in its direction. The role of Carpio is to lead 1Sambayan to scrutinize PDP-Laban and offer alternatives.

Even better is that the parliamentary system has the rigid weekly question hour. Sara as the prime minister must contend with Carpio as the opposition leader. If Carpio wants to prove the opposition can defeat Sara - why not duke it out in a weekly debate? Carpio must prove on live television his claim that the opposition is capable of defeating the government. Carpio's role as the opposition leader is to hold Sara accountable by questioning her. Both sides must argue their side of the coin. Sara must defend herself from Carpio (and vice-versa). Their appointees must also correspond to each other. For example, if Florin Hilbay wants to show himself better then he as a shadow minister must contend with Sara's corresponding minister.

The big advantage of the parliamentary is that it does away with a lot of empty words. It would be, "This week's debate - watch us prove the government wrong!" instead of, "Don't listen to the prime minister." It would be like Hilbay can't distract others from the government while he's given that chance to prove the other party wrong. The presidential system is just all talk. The parliamentary system is to walk the talk.