Comments on: Arroyo Grants Absolute Pardon to Estrada and Scuttles Rule of Law http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/10/25/arroyo-grants-absolute-pardon-to-estrada-and-scuttles-rule-of-law/ Lawyer in the Philippines Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:59:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: siu http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/10/25/arroyo-grants-absolute-pardon-to-estrada-and-scuttles-rule-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-13740 siu Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:01:23 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/10/25/arroyo-grants-absolute-pardon-to-estrada-and-scuttles-rule-of-law/#comment-13740 i don't know about gma scuttling the rule of law, but she has absolute discretion to grant pardon. The grant might be legal, but it is markedly venal. You said it, only in the Philippines. i don’t know about gma scuttling the rule of law, but she has absolute discretion to grant pardon.

The grant might be legal, but it is markedly venal. You said it, only in the Philippines.

]]> By: The Unlawyer » Erap Pardoned http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/10/25/arroyo-grants-absolute-pardon-to-estrada-and-scuttles-rule-of-law/comment-page-1/#comment-13618 The Unlawyer » Erap Pardoned Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:34:02 +0000 http://thewarriorlawyer.com/2007/10/25/arroyo-grants-absolute-pardon-to-estrada-and-scuttles-rule-of-law/#comment-13618 [...] Some bloggers shared Mr. Villa-Ignacio’s and Mr. Singson’s sentiments as well, like Prudence and Madness, who went as far as saying that it made a mockery of the Philippine judicial system. The Four-eyed Journal is similarly outraged, especially at the “Whereas” clauses of the President’s order that sought to justify Mr. Estrada’s release. The Warrior Lawyer described it as an exercise in cynicism: “Her move was motivated by the exigencies of political survival, of course. Under fire from all sides for her almost surreal and diabolic corrupt practices (overpriced and questionable deals, handing out cash in bags to underlings like a Mafia don and other things I can hardly bear to think about), she had to remove a political thorn on her side and neutralize a potent opposition rallying point. In doing so, she kicked us all in the teeth, with a smirk on her face.” [...] [...] Some bloggers shared Mr. Villa-Ignacio’s and Mr. Singson’s sentiments as well, like Prudence and Madness, who went as far as saying that it made a mockery of the Philippine judicial system. The Four-eyed Journal is similarly outraged, especially at the “Whereas” clauses of the President’s order that sought to justify Mr. Estrada’s release. The Warrior Lawyer described it as an exercise in cynicism: “Her move was motivated by the exigencies of political survival, of course. Under fire from all sides for her almost surreal and diabolic corrupt practices (overpriced and questionable deals, handing out cash in bags to underlings like a Mafia don and other things I can hardly bear to think about), she had to remove a political thorn on her side and neutralize a potent opposition rallying point. In doing so, she kicked us all in the teeth, with a smirk on her face.” [...]

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