Independence, impeachment, inclusivity

As genuine independence for our country remains an elusive dream, many recent national/local events are taking more prominence now than today’s 127Th year of independence, reminding us why we are not truly free yet as a people, as a nation.

- Cherry Piquero-Ballescas

By a vote of 18-5, the dilly-dallying Senate remanded the impeachment issue back to the House of Representatives.

Why is our country not fully independent?

Just look at the present Senate.

Instead of seeking the truth about corruption/plunder of people's money, the “dis”-honorable 15 chose to prioritize their own political agenda, chose to display their ignorance of our Constitution, and, chose to continue patronage politics that has imprisoned our people for centuries!

What will happen after that remand decision of the infamous 15?

Reposting here this reminder from Ronnie Holmes about the “outrage at the Impeachment Trial of 2001:

"But it's also important to acknowledge how many ordinary citizens were genuinely outraged when senators blocked the opening of an envelope believed to reveal the identity of the true account holder—a detail that, ironically, later turned out to be inconsequential. That moment of blatant obstruction sparked public anger and ultimately triggered EDSA 2, where not only segments of the elite but, more crucially, organized groups and mass movements called for Estrada’s resignation."