Demosthenes' Game: The Inutility of the senate

Demosthenes' Game

[ In science, it often happens that scientists say, "You know, that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken." And then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion. ] --- Carl Sagan

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

The Inutility of the senate

Apparently, the email of which I posted last time also has the chattering classes abuzz and thinking hard about the senate. Here are views from baratillo@cubao and Sassy Lawyer. Also a column by Jarius Bondoc. Sen. Miriam Santiago, too, makes her views well known, for what they're worth.

Is this the spark that would start a serious debate on the subject? One can only hope. Personally, my views haven't changed since the salonga senate. Even if divorced from the Arroyo issue, the senate is still useless.

Demosthenes' Game

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

The Inutility of the senate

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