Quack quandary

Anti-dynasty bill?

- Joseph T. Gonzales

We've been grumbling about this long enough.Only a few families control government and its vast resources --and we've seen how only a privileged few can tear off horrific chunks of wealth from our coffers. So it is time to finally pay heed to the anti-dynastic mandate of the Constitution.

Perhaps, to get some respite from the loud shrieking of the seriously-upset masses, and in order to further legitimize his public stance against corruption, the president certified as 'urgent' key governance measures being pushed by the opposition, chief among them the anti-dynasty bill.

What a smart move. Pres. Marcos has just washed his hands of a niggling problem and simultaneously dumped this sore point on Congress --and if this bill doesn't get enacted into law, it's no longer his fault. The bill has been cannonballed into the halls of Congress --and who knows how long it's going to pingpong among the various subcommittees, legal consultants and junior staff before it arrives, in a completely different state, for voting in the plenary?