sovereignty of the People

ANOTHER    THING 
                 Syke Garcia            
                  

By declaring that the presidency is not a popularity contest GMA virtually admits that her acts do not necessarily reflect the approval of the governed, as is in effect in a dictatorship.  Democracy, in contrast with dictatorship, precisely contends that acts of the government must enjoy the consent of the governed. 

 

If President Arroyo’s actions no longer enjoy popular support, she, in effect, has lost the mandate of the sovereign people who are the source of government authority. She has forsaken democratic principles and is now acting as a dictator.
            Barely 20 years ago we demonstrated to the world the essence of democracy by launching the People Power Revolution that became a model for other distressed people. What has happened since?

. : we all know what happened : .

urgent plea

 

we believe in
Democracy

 

we still believe in
Democracy

though it may not be a perfect
system

 

we really believe in
Democracy

because though it may give us the worst
of leaders,

it is also the only way for us to
choose the best among us

 

 

we may cease to believe
in our leaders

 when they turn
against us,

but we cannot cease to
believe in Democracy

 and the rule of
Law

 

 

as an urgent plea to Mrs. Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo:

 

 do not make your
People despair of our democratic system,

 

 make the supreme
sacrifice