Senate won’t cede impeachment trial over to the Supreme Court – Enrile

I don't believe Enrile on this matter. When they voted 13-10 on the TRO issued by the Supreme Court in a petition filed by the PSBank, the Impeachment Court has DIRECTLY placed itself under the power of the Supreme Court. Enrile has waive the right of the Impeachment Court to uphold its authority. Enrile may be the best person to preside the Impeachment Court but then he is not always right!!!!

maaring ang mga dokumentong ipinakita ng prosekusyon ay mga huwad ngunit sa paggulong ng paglilitis ang mga impormasyong nakasaad sa huwad na dokumento ay totoo.

ang mga account numbers (peso at dollar) ay existing, katunayan ang may mga account numbers corresponding to peso accounts na nakapangalan sa nasasakdal.

if the documents presented was not a replica of original psbank forms or documents, the person who reproduced it is liable to law, but this person took an illegal action to divulge confidential information from the bank in the interest of justice.

ngayon, nakasaad sa batas na ang makakapaglitis lamang ng chief justice ay ang senado ngunit ito ay dadaan muna sa mababang kapulungan para bumuo ng article of impeachement, kayat dito ipinadala ng taong lumabag sa batas ng sistema ng pagiimpok sa banko.

kaya ang punto dito ay ang dokumentong hawak ng prosekusyon, ito man ay hindi nanggaling sa mga standard forms/documents ng psbank, ngunit ang mga information dito as totoo hindi ito matuturin na fake o huwad. mas mahalaga ang nilalaman ng dokumento kaysa sa itsura nito.

MAS MATAAS AT MAKAPANGYARIHAN ANG IMPEACHMENT COURT KAYSA SA KORTE SUPREMA KUNG SA PAGDINIG NG MGA REKLAMO NA NAUUKOL SA IMPEACHABLE OFFENSES LAMANG ANG PAG-UUSAPAN, DAHIL SILA AY INIHALAL AT BINIGYAN NG MANDATO NG TAUMBAYAN, PARA DINGGIN ANG ANUMANG REKLAMO AT HUSGAHAN ANG MGA NAGKASALA LABAN SA SAMBAYANAN.

What prevails here is the INTEREST. Everyone protects its interest. Interests of their institutions such as banks, Supreme Court, Senate, Executive, Congress, Prosecutors and Defense are being protected. It's normal but the interest of the common people is being abandoned. Remember, million pesos from people's tax are being used in this trial. And we have many more problems to solve particularly our national security (internally and externally). China still insists for their claiming the Spratly and continuously preparing their military to be stronger and stronger despite US support & peace talks between the 2 world powers. It is not to divert the impeachment issue, but I would neutrally suggest, MAKE IT FASTER. We are under threat of China. The slow and never-ending-story of this impeachment has nothing to do with the speed of Chinese missiles.

Nixon v. United States, 506 U.S. 224 (1993),[1] was a United States Supreme Court decision that determined that the question of whether the Senate had properly "tried" an impeachment was a political question, and could not be resolved in the Courts.

Facts

In this case, a United States federal judge named Walter Nixon was convicted of committing perjury before a grand jury, but refused to resign from office even after he had been incarcerated. Nixon was subsequently impeached by the United States House of Representatives, and the matter was referred to the United States Senate for a vote on Nixon's removal. The Senate appointed a committee to hear the evidence against Nixon, and then report to the body as a whole. The Senate then heard the report of the committee and voted to remove Nixon from office. Nixon contended that this did not meet the constitutional requirement of Article I that the case be "tried by the Senate."
[edit] Holding

The majority opinion (the court's decision was unanimous, although four separate opinions were published) held that the courts may not review the impeachment and trial of a federal officer because the Constitution reserves that function to a coordinate political branch. Article I. Sec. 3 of the Constitution gave the Senate the "sole" power to "try" impeachments. Because of the word "sole" it is clear that the judicial branch was not to be included. Furthermore, because the word "try" was originally understood to include fact-finding committees, there was a textually demonstrable commitment to give broad discretion to the Senate in impeachments.

Furthermore the Framers believed that representatives of the people should try impeachments and the Court was too small to justly try impeachments. Also, the judicial branch is "checked" by impeachments, so that judicial involvement in impeachments might violate the doctrine of separation of powers.

The Court further ruled that involving the judiciary would prevent finality without clear remedy, and bias post-impeachment criminal or civil prosecutions which the Constitution explicitly allows.

Justices White, Blackmun and Souter concurred, but voiced concern that the Court was foreclosing this area for review. While they found that the Senate did all that was constitutionally required, they were concerned that the Court should have the power to review cases where the Senate removed an impeached officer summarily without a hearing, or through some arbitrary process, such as "a coin toss".

I think that Miss Piggy should be "Sanctioned" by the court for Her Rude and Arrogant manner in the way She addresses the Prosecution. She treats others with a Pompous and Disrespectful Attitude that She Herself would NEVER tolerate. She is merely a Mortal human being who is NO BETTER than anyone else.

What Enrile said did not jibe with his actions. Now, what is the "life"of that TRO that the Supreme Court issued. Why is he heeding it? His vote showed. How long will the Impeachment Court wait until that TRO will not become temporary?

can anyone name that person "a small lady"??? O.o?

The legislative branch is co-equal with the executive and judiciary branches according to the Constitution. How can the senate cede this trial to the Supreme Court especially when the Chief Justice who is the one on trial and is not on leave and can exert pressure or influence on his colleagues? The Senate acceded to the TRO on the dollar accounts to protect Corona's rights to property. The legislative branch is acting and representing the right of the people to know the truth.

Corona's smile is typical of a 'poker faced" player, Noy-noy's smile on the other hand is more likely a smile of an "innocent child". What's common between these two "smile' is their ability to project themselves without lots of funfair and very natural indeed. What puzzled me most is the way both men handle themselves, like a professional chess player.....a game of the mind. Indeed, it is a game of chess these two men are engaging into.Corona underestimated the gambit Noy was playing perhaps believing that with top advisers on his sleeves he can maneuver his king to safety without much resistance, Noy on the other hand made lots of sacrificial moves including the mediocre Tupaz, to entice the "defense" to lay down their aces. Only this way can Noy predicts the outcome of the game. Noy is on the offense and Cj is taking the Black piece.Its just like watching the two legends; Boris Spassky and Bobby Fisher. But Noy did not anticipate the INC block , by destroying rook Gatdula. On the other hand Cj Corona's defensive maneuvering only exposes his real intentions i.e., a hidden spike is on the offing by using his remaining "Queen" ie, the Supreme Court too early, sacrificing his queen to see what lies ahead of the game is a blunder. As expected his sacrifice was declined, that seems the Senate lost its momentum . We call this game the "queen gambits decline". Now the White piece appears to be on the advantage because the last ace of Cj Corona i.e., his Queen {i.e., the Supreme Court}.....has now been exposed. the outcome of the game is just a formality... Now the Public knows what kind of a persona CJ Corona is..a coward and a user.

GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION? HINDI KO NAKIKITA SA IMPEACHMENT COURT ITO DAHIL MAS MADALAS PABORAN NG IMPEACHMENT COURT ANG DEPENSA KAYSA SA PROSEKUSYON. ANG GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION AY HIGIT KONG NADARAMA AT NAKIKITA SA KORTE SUPREMA, DAHIL HALOS LAHAT NG KANILANG MGA DESISYON AY LUTONG MAKAW, HALOS LAHAT AY KONTRA SA KASALUKUYANG ADMINISTRASYON AT PABOR SA NAKARAANG REHIMEN.

You`re eating your words Mr Enrile..... your act and your words are not the same.

The impeachment court is supposed to adhere to the Will of the people to whom ALL government officials have accountability. Though the Supreme Court has the last word in the question of judicial justice, the impeachment court has the obligation to protect the rights of the people against the onslaught of supposed to be guardians of last recourse whose intention is to establish Status Quo in the MORAL VALUES of chicanery and plunder among appointed and elected government officials. Enrile should listen to the voice of the people rather than to the agents of darkness who don in sheepskin but within lurk the raving wolves who are ready to paunch on their quarry. Go Enrile, go!!! Lop the heads of the guilty of the guilty ones! Be the knight with shining armour and let democracy prevail! Your Court is extraordinary! You are given the power by GOD through the people! Use this to obliterate corrupted officials of Supreme Hypocracies who were appointed by their goddess of darkness!

Dapat po!

Corona must be remove from the supreme court, he destroyed the image of the highest court no body can trust the high court anymore, there is no final decesion, its better to desolve and select a good lawyer with high moral and dignity. As the trial goes on we can judge that CJ. Corona is a corrupt person same with his lawyer, coz they know that CORONA is corrupt still they depended him.

fake senator

wala na bang ibang news dyan na positive para sa pilipinas ? lage nlng kasi impeachment eh .. sana mgkaroon dn ng positive the balita like tumaas ang piso , umunlad ng kaunti ang ekonomiya ng pilipinas , bumaba ang poverty rate at unemployment rate .. at ilang importaneng bagay para sa ikabubuti ng ating bansa .. sana pgkatapos ng impeachment either guilty or not guilty merong mgndang pagbabago na mkikita .bow!

bakit nga po sobrang galit ni pnoy kay cj corona, ngayon isasaklang pti si de lima na sunud sunuran lang kay pnoy... sige nga kung talagang malilinis kayo bkit nyo alam ng lahat ng nakatgoni corona kase kayo marami dinganyan... whether whether lang talaga... in few years tapos ang mgterms nyo. hindi naman kyo forever dyan... si de lima. wagkangsumama sa kabastosan ni pnoy.

there is no basis to do so anyway

Wag naman sanang iligaw ng mga Senatong yung isip ng tao, ang ibig lang naman sabihin

ng defens kaya sila nag apela sa supreme court ay upang linawin ang mga sumusunod :

1. Question of Laws

2. Rules of Court

3. Procedures of proceedings
kasi may nakikita sila at hindi lang sila pati na yung mga taong nanonod na pagmamalabis

ng kapangyarihan in the part of Senator Judges na sa tingin nila di makatarungan dahil

ipinagbabawal sa kanilang makipag argumento sa Judges. Karamihan sa mga lumalabag sa

karapatan ng akusado si Drilon,Guinggona,Osmeña at Petyer Cayetano at iba pa. Talaga

naman di na pinagtatalunan kung ano ang outcome sa kanilang desisyon in the end wala na

itong kahit anong hukom na mag question at wala ng apela ,kaya ngayon pa lang nililinaw

lang ng prosekusyon kung tama ba ang procedures at interpretasyon nila sa batas, or else

bakit pa sila gumagamit ng mg juresprudence galing sa supreme court,itigil na nila yung ...