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On 7/27/05, James Matthew Miraflor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > UP ANTIKYTHERA > > > Society of Progressive Computer Artists, Scientists, and Professionals > · A u d e S a p e r e · > > > July 27, 2005 > P R E S S R E L E A S E > > > > > > Recent political mayhem prompted progressive groups and organization to make > a stand regarding President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's resignation or ouster. > Through this unified manifesto, the UP Antikythera (UPAK) declares an active > stand addressing the issue and suggests concrete and practical solutions. > > > > Silence is not an option. What we need is prompt action! > > > > UPAK believes that the current electoral system is flawed with partisan > politics. Extensive fraud, cheating, and public deception are overwhelmingly > evident. The political structure and the Constitution provide nothing to > resolve the public's clamor for genuine change. If there is such, it was > never implemented. > > > > The country experienced two "People Powers" that toppled two governments. > But what the nation achieved was nothing but change in leadership. The same > pressing problems are still there, same old trapos, same old faces running > the people's lives. These trapos robbed from the people the victory they > rightfully deserved. > > > > Enough is enough! > > > > What UPAK believes is a change in the system - a sincere change that we will > free the people from this seemingly never-ending cycle of people's tragedy. > A complete overhauling of the system is a must to give way to a genuine > democratic people's government. > > > > UPAK suggests the following schema of system revolution: > > > > A) RESIGN ALL! > > > > All major holders of power must relinquish their authority. This will > include the Executive (for not having been able to adequately address and to > respond to the present social problems), Legislative (for not having been > able to legislate for the interests of the Filipino masses) and the > Judiciary (for hampering socio-economic growth by introducing derogatory > judicial decisions, and for not being able to provide social justice in > general) branches of the government. > > > > The military and the police should all be subjected to a complete revamp. > This is to ensure that no PGMA loyalists or military adventurism will > take-over. > > > > The now defective and out-dated Constitution offers that the Vice-President, > Senate President, House Speaker, and the Chief Justice are the ones next in > hierarchy after the President. But the people now will not allow the same > grave mistake of robbing the victory from such opportunistic and turncoat > politicians. > > > > However, the local government will remain to function and be under complete > direction and supervision by a transitional governing body, which will > replace the national government temporarily. > > B) ESTABLISH A REVOLUTIONARY TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT (RTG)! > > > > Having displaced the present system, a coalition of sectors will be called > to form an assembly that will serve as a temporary government – i.e. those > who will make the government function while changes are being done. > > > > The coalition must be represented by all sectors: the peasantry, the working > class, the local entrepreneurs, the military, senior citizens, women and > children, church workers, veterans, youth and students, indigenous people, > urban poor, the Bangsamoro people, and the Left. This is the right time that > the Left be recognized as a legitimate political force. It is advised that > the composition be also have regional representatives. The representatives > will elect among themselves a chairperson who will preside over but don't > have power over the assembly. The assembly itself is the highest authority. > > > > The RTG is "democratic-dictatorial" in nature. Democratic because it is well > represented from all sectors, preferably thirty (30) at most. Too many > participants will slow down the process. Immediate action is necessary. > Dictatorial because they will have the full power to implement laws and > policies at will without the bureaucratic and turtle-paced system! > > > > The RTG is designed not to last long. It is designed to resolve and take > immediate actions on our present political crisis. The RTG will plan a > better system of government and call for constitutional change. The > consolidated better form of government should be immediately take effect > upon approval and replace the RTG. It is advised that the RTG will not last > longer than five (5) years. > > > > Aside from taking over government functions, the RTG should also prosecute > and punish those proven guilty of high crimes in the government service. The > highest penalty is for those with brutal offenses against the people. Death > penalty is the suggested penalty for those who committed the gravest crime. > > > > While the RTG is taking hold of the government, UPAK believes that there is > a need to stop the foreign debt servicing and re-channel the funds to basic > services like but not limited to education, health, security, > transportation, water, electricity, and for industrialization. > > > > UPAK believes that it is imperative to scrap the Oil Deregulation Law and > nationalize the oil and energy industry. This measure will prevent the > financial elite to abuse power and transnational companies to exploit our > natural energy reserves. > > > > UPAK also believes that the country should also withdraw its alliances to > other countries, especially the First World countries, offering > discriminative and unequal economic and security policies. Instead, the > country should strengthen its ties with neighboring and developing states > especially in the Southeast Asian region. > > > C) RATIFY A NEW CONSTITUTION! > > > > The RTG should call to make a study, design, and ratification of a new > Constitution. A Constitutional Commission must be establish to perform the > necessary duties. Traditional politicians are barred to participate in the > construction of the new Constitution. > > > > The Constitutional Commission must be composed like those of the RTG, > sincere and qualified individuals with unstained record of credibility . > > > > The Constitution should espouse the new form of government to implement. > > > D) HOLD A NATIONAL ELECTION! > > > > A national election should take place even before the end of RTG's term. The > RTG should open government positions for the new political system. > > > > After the election and when the winners are decided, the RTG and the old > local governments will be all dissolved and a new democratic government and > an effective Constitution will be inaugurated. > > > > > > The President's thrust for a system change in her recent State of the Nation > Address (SONA) is nothing more than a diversionary tactic to elude the > administrative and criminal cases against her. This is just a sly move to > pacify her fuming critics. > > > > To cut her term short in a gracefully orchestrated manner is not what bogus > and ravenous leaders like Mrs. Arroyo deserves! She, together with her > imbecile cohorts, must immediately vacate the offices. If not the people > have the right to revolt! > > > > A system change is not effective without the will of the people! The people > alone have right to call for a sincere change not by trapos, not by > illegitimate, greedy and shameless politicians! > > > > While the impeachment process is still unsure of victory in Congress, the > people should not be dishearten and be limited to Arroyo-manipulable > schemes. The public's clamor for sincere change must push through. > > > > OUSTER IS NOT ENOUGH! > > > > CHANGE THE PEOPLE, CHANGE THE SYSTEM! > > > > PROSECUTE AND PUNISH THE CRIMINALS! > > > > > > UPAK an na si GLORIA! > > -- > James Matthew B. Miraflor > 2002-17119 > BS Computer Science > University of the Philippines > Manila > > (+63)02-2876007 > +639197101941 > Block 49 Lot 29 Phase 3 E2 > Dagat-dagatan, Malabon City > Philippines > ___________________________________________________________ > > "(One) wins his battles by making no mistakes. Making no mistakes > is what establishes the certainty of victory, for it means conquering > an enemy that has already been defeated." > > Sun Tzu > The Art of War > ____________________________________________________________ > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > -- sometimes thruth is stranger than fiction -bad religion
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