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Why There's No Need To Fear Prime Minister Bobong Marcos In A REAL LEGITIMATE PARLIAMENTARY

I was thinking about all the panic that Bobong Marcos would one day be president. There are really stupid anti-constitutional reform idiots who are once again using the Marcos Narrative as an excuse not to go parliamentary. Do I need to keep stressing out the words of the late Ninoy Aquino where he mentioned in the Boston Speech that the Marcos Years' "parliament" were a fake? Cesar Virata was a prime minister in name only. Besides, another dreadful truth about the Marcos Years was the RAMPANT ECONOMIC PROTECTIONISM. Seriously, why isn't that mentioned? If the "gains after EDSA" is the return to a dysfunctional sense of freedom then that's NOT anything beneficial at all. I'm not saying that EDSA was a bad thing. What's the use of overthrowing a tyrant when protectionism is still enforced to a certain extent? 

I was thinking about one woman named Raissa Robles. I'm not here to dismiss any truth she said about the Marcos Years. The late Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. was definitely similar to Emperor Palpatine in some way. The "parliament" under Marcos Sr. was nothing more than "for show only". It's like how Emperor Palpatine had the Imperial Senate - something he can dissolve but can't dissolve him from his seat. A real parliament can dissolve the prime minister if ever the person is proven not fit for office. Unfortunately, Raissa herself is giving FAKE NEWS from her side by raising the fears of Bobong becoming prime minister. This is again, using a half-truth about the Marcos Years, to instill fear about constitutional reform. Either Raissa knows she's lying or she actually believes what she says. Let's say her worst fears "come true" and Bobong becomes the prime minister.

The parliamentary system is VERY MUCH DIFFERENT from a presidential system. EDSA isn't the most reliable thing to hold people accountable. The people at EDSA were just lucky that Marcos Sr. was in his late stages or he might've ordered a massive massacre. It's pretty much interesting that Lee Kuan Yew met both Mao Zedong and Marcos Sr. in their critical stages. Mao was slowly dying at the age of 82. Marcos was hooked up for dialysis more often. Instead, the parliamentary system has a more efficient way to hold people accountable - having a DIRECT OPPOSITION. It would be pretty much like what if Rodrigo R. Duterte was the prime minister and Richard Gordon was the opposition leader. Under a real parliament, any legitimate evidence against Duterte that Gordon can bring up can be used to call for a vote of no confidence.

Now, let's say that Bobong becomes the prime minister. That would mean that Lakas-CMD becomes the government. However, the Liberal Party loses but they may become the opposition. It's one check for Lakas for Bobong and everyone under him and one check for Liberal Party for Leni Loud Robredo and everyone under her. Both will be defined as the government and opposition. Leni Loud has the duty to lead the Liberal Party (with her appointees) to hold Bobong and his government accountable EVERY WEEK. Leni Loud will be given the opportunity to show she's better by being the opposition leader. Besides, it would be more efficient and effective to call for a vote of no confidence against Bobong than to have another tedious EDSA. 

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