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The Philippine political scenario is in upheaval anew. It all started when the erstwhile President, now Congresswoman Gloria Macapagal Arroyo or CGMA was barred from leaving the country via HONGKONG by Bureau of Immigration (BID) thru its Watch List Order (WLO) issued by the DOJ, even if the Supreme Court (SC) issued Temporary Restraining Order last Nov. 15, 2011 superseding the (WLO) allowing her to embark. But Department of Justice Secretary Leila De Lima as per instruction by the President, (Benigno C. Aquino 111 or PNoy) ordered all agencies, concerning the “exodus” of GMA to put it in abeyance, saying that DOJ Circular-41 is in effect totally ignoring and defying the Supreme Court’s decision.
As the world watched the wretched condition of the former leader, you could feel the anguish she was experiencing. I viewed this fateful spectacle with apprehension because if they can do it to a previous “commander-in-chief” then nobody will be spared. Onlookers remarked that it was an “overkill” and grave abuse of discretion and authority. The deliberation of this case is in the hand of the Supreme Court and still ongoing thru oral arguments to find out the legality of DOJ Circukar-41 and why SC should not file contempt charges against Sec. De Lima. As of this writing, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago filed a bill removing the power of the DOJ to issue Watch List Order or revoking DOJ Circular-41.
On Nov. 18, 2011, to add more aggravating insult to noxious injury, a warrant of arrest was issued by a certain Jesus Mupas, a Judge from Pasay City Regional Trial Court Branch 112 for Electoral Sabotage or violation of R.A. 9369 better known as the Automated Election Law based on the probable cause found by the COMELEC (Commission on Election)-DOJ (Department of Justice) joint investigation in which the defendant declared unconstitutional alleging that the joint preliminary investigation has violated the equal protection clause in Section 1 of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution.
Last Nov. 22, 2011, fifteen families filed a new case to the ailing ex-President prodded by Atty. Harry Roque for “command responsibility” which is another “stumbling block” to prevent her from departing. It is ironic that they filed the case wherein the previous President is facing non-bailable lawsuit making it “adding insult to injury”.
And to top it all, President PNoy quoted saying that he will not give pardon to CGMA. I was stunned by this, because he should give the former Prexy the benefit of the doubt, that she is innocent until proven guilty. I wish that the zealousness he shown to CGMA’s case would be tantamount to other lawsuit just like the Maguindanao Massacre.
President PNoy is so focused on this case (CGMA) and oblivious that there are voluminous cases waiting to be act upon. With the aftermath of the series of events that transpired, I don’t think that CGMA will get a fair trial and treatment in this administration. I am not against PNoy nor I uphold CGMA, it’s just that I don’t like the way government is handling the situation. This administration must show compassion and magnanimity because if they’re not, they will lose the support of the populace that will pave way to a political crisis or much worst another “People Power”. I wish they will realize it, and put her under house arrest instead. Besides, she was an erstwhile President after all.
No matter what side the people are on (and it's obvious where I stand on all this), it is good to see people protest peacefully (even though many of them are screaming and shouting not-so-peacefully at each other) and rally around their peers.
Speaking of protesting... I was excited to see the people rise up in Egypt and am concerned about Libya and other Middle Eastern peoples taking a stand against their dictators. So far this year, it seems to be a time of unrest -- for good or ill -- and even personal relationships are getting stirred up or broken. Not everyone I know is going through crap, but those who are, well... I can't help but wonder what is in the stars right now that is reflecting and influencing all this fighting?
Mars, named after the God of War, is traditionally a planet representing dynamic action and rules the passions and ego. I believe that the stars and planets do have an influence on our lives, and ultimately we have the power and freedom of choice to direct the course of our destinies, but I cannot deny the "astrological weather" that goes on in the universe -- if it's going to rain, we're gonna get wet -- keeping track of that weather can help us be better prepared for the future. I hold a healthy dose of skepticism with my mysticism which I think is practical. So far February 2011 has been shock full of high energy and tension. At the first of the month we started with an Aquarius New Moon conjunct Mars, then we had a Full Moon in Leo conjunct on a very Mars-like star called Regulus, and in the last two weeks we have more tension to look forward to with aggravating communications during a Mars conjunction to Mercury and Neptune. But it's not just Mars getting the adrenline pumping, a challenging aspect between Jupiter and Pluto means there will be major upheavals in spiritual and philosophical beliefs between cultures and nations for the rest of the year. Lots of people will be confronting each other's ideals and/or benefiting from more excitement in the bedroom. A lot of people will find opposites attract but not bind. Other astrological aspects suggest that there is hope, there's always hope, that people can rise above their differences and still retain their ideals. This will bring out the worst and best out of people the world over.
Looking at the aspects running through my sign, Capricorn, for this year.... Girl! I gonna have some challenging shit thrown at me starting already with this month. I know, I know, I start with talking about politics and the world but always bring it back to me. *rolls eyes* I can't help it.
According to my astrological forecast for 2011, it'll be a good year for finances and health, but not for relationships until a favorable influence by Jupiter appears at the tail end of May. Already I checked with my fellow Capricorns and, yes, the ugly influnences this year will rear their head into our personal business. At least so far this year has proved to be a progressive one for me in my home, money, and family relations. Yet this year has been difficult in how I relate to some people. I've lost two friendships this year. I don't have to go into the details anymore because it exhausts me to rehash through the problems already discussed and expressed to death. There are far more pressing, serious things going on in the world, and my little problems are nothing compared to them, yet it is still gut wrenching and ego-checking for me. There are people fighting for their basic freedoms and we fight with each other over who is right or wrong, who said what first and why. We are blessed. We are different. Why can't we all get along? After my petty, personal shake-ups and break ups, I'm focusing on getting out of this dump. I'm taking the more agressive aspects of the universe as a sign that I will continue to grow and improve after dodging the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune* or at least I hope to!
For now, baby steps, dear, taking those baby steps one step at a time and taking breaks in between to thicken my skin, or shed it! Like a snake, baby, like a wicked little snake shaking her rattle... I'm tired after writing all this now. Time for another break.
UPDATE: A friend of mine, Karina, had something very special to say to me today and she put it in a way that really gave me strength. "Yes, it is possible to be happy in yourself, to be happy for other people, to go for the things you want, to delete the people and situations that are not working for you, and in doing so, you are cutting the strings of the past, which are holding you back. Time doesn't wait for anyone. Embrace life, forget the judgement, and live it doing the things you want to do. :)" Some people will think the worst of you and may never again see the best in you. So fuck 'em if they don't like you anymore and don't let anyone kick you while you're down.
*"slings and arrows of outrageous fortune" is from Shakespeare's Hamlet. Not written by me. I love that metaphor because that's what it feels like sometimes to go through crap you can't control in life.
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Posted on 14 November 2009
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Excellent documentary on the grave
situation that now faces us in the
United States and the World
VERY important that you watch now!
(View for FREE below)
Posted on 14 November 2009
by S. Wolf Britain
"And Now The Apocalypse!"
http://www.wolfbritain.com/
[Copyright (c) 2008-2012 in the U.S.A.
and Internationally by
"Alex Jones Productions", "InfoWars.com:
Because There Is A War On For
Your Mind (And Soul)", and
"ObamaDeception.net".
All rights reserved.]
Proof of the FEMA concentration camps
all over the U.S., in every state
including Alaska and Hawaii:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index
.php?context=va&aid=7763
Now please watch next video, as follows....
Excellent documentary on the grave
situation that now faces us in the
United States and the World
VERY important that you watch now!
(View for FREE below)
Posted on 14 November 2009
by S. Wolf Britain
"And Now The Apocalypse!"
http://www.wolfbritain.com/
[Copyright (c) 2007-2012 in the U.S.A.
and Internationally by
"Alex Jones Productions", "InfoWars.com:
Because There Is A War On For
Your Mind (And Soul)", and
"EndgameTheMovie.com".
All rights reserved.]
Proof of the FEMA concentration camps
all over the U.S., in every state
including Alaska and Hawaii:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index
.php?context=va&aid=7763
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For Obama, election politics no laughing matter
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama apparently thinks politics is no laughing ACER ASPIRE 1300 SERIES battery matter, even when he's staring down a comedian. Obama barely cracked any jokes during an appearance Wednesday on "The Daily Show" despite host Jon Stewart's attempts to draw out the president's humorous side with a few of his own snarky wisecracks.
Less than a week before the critical Nov. 2 congressional elections, Obama said he hopes Democratic lawmakers who made tough votes will be rewarded with another term in office. He promised more accomplishments in the two years left on his own term in the Oval Office and urged people to vote — early if they can.
Stewart asked how the political environment got to the point that Democrats "seem to be running on 'Please, baby, one more chance'" just two years after Obama ran a successful presidential campaign built around "very high rhetoric, hope and change."
"Are you disappointed in how it's gone?" asked the Comedy Central satirist.
Obama seemed to suggest that he wasn't disappointed. He said his advisers had told him during the euphoria of his 2008 election to "enjoy this now because two years from now folks are going to be frustrated. That is, in fact, what's happening."
He listed as reasons a 9.6 percent unemployment rate, sinking housing values and an economy that is growing but not fast enough. But Obama said his administration has also stabilized the economy, noting it has grown for nine months in a row. He also signed major health care and financial legislation. Obama suggested that his administration did so much that "we have done things that some folks don't even know about."
The comment seemed to catch Stewart by surprise.
"What have you done that we don't know about?" he asked. "Are you planning a dell Vostro 1500 battery surprise party for us, filled with jobs and health care?"
Obama cited legislation extending health care to more children and broadening a national service program as examples.
"Over and over again, we have moved forward an agenda that is making a difference in people's lives each and every day," Obama replied. "Is it enough? No. And so I expect, and I think most Democrats out there expect, that people want to see more progress."
The interview, which allowed Obama to take his campaign message to the type of audience that gets political news from programs like Stewart's, seemed more wonkish than slapstick.
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Stewart pressed Obama on the changed political climate in the country and questioned him about the new health care law. The president defended his record as well as Democrats, who are expected to suffer a drubbing at the polls Tuesday. Obama was the guest for the entire show. Stewart is taping the show in Washington this week ahead of a rally he's holding Saturday on the National Mall.
At one point, though, when Obama asked to say something about members of Congress, Stewart prompted laughter by asking, "Are you going to curse?"
Stewart poked at Obama for saying during the presidential campaign that "we are the ones we've been waiting for."
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There was even more laughter when Obama used a now-notorious Washington phrase to defend Lawrence Summers, a top economic adviser who is leaving the administration at the end of the year. Stewart reminded Obama that he'd once said that different results won't come from the same people. Then Obama hired Summers, who had served in the Clinton administration.
Obama said Summers "did a heck of a job," to which Stewart said, "You don't want to use that phrase, dude."
That's because in 2005, then-President George W. Bush used the phrase to describe the job his emergency management director, Michael Brown, was doing after Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters had devastated New Orleans.
On the "Daily Show," Obama said he hopes voters will reward some Democrats from largely conservative districts who took votes they knew would be bad politically but did so anyway because they thought it was the right thing to do. He named freshman Rep. Tom Perriello of Virginia, who voted for Obama's health care overhaul and is in a tight race re-election race. Obama plans to campaign with Perriello on Friday.
"My hope is that those people are rewarded for taking those tough votes," TOSHIBA PA3383U-1BRS battery Obama said. "If they are, then I think Democrats will do fine on Election Day."
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