REP. LAWRENCE “LAW†H. FORTUN
Agusan del Norte 1st District
Member, Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms
Principal Author, House Bill 110 (Anti-Political Dynasty Law)
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MINORITY SOLON SAYS HOUSE UNLIKELY TO PASS ANTI-POLITICAL DYNASTY BILL
What are the chances of a political dynasty bill getting passed in the House? I don’t want to be so pessimistic, but I am afraid the song Mona Lisa has the answer. The bill may just lie there and die there. (
https://genius.com/Nat-king-cole-mona-lisa-lyrics )
While House Bill No. 110, the anti-political dynasty bill I authored, is languishing in the Committee, I am still hoping the measure will eventually merit the approval of our colleagues. Data shows, however, that the prospects are not very bright. No less than 70% of our members come from political dynasties.
It is a major mandate of Congress to pass laws that enable the enforcement of non-self-executing provisions of our Constitution. The political dynasty provision is one of them. Article II Section 26 very clearly states: “The State shall guarantee equal access to public service and prohibit political dynasty as defined by law.â€
It is regrettable that this important provision of the Constitution that is critical to leveling the playing field in our electoral processes, ensuring checks and balance in governance, and further strengthening our democracy, has been ignored and set aside for the last 33 years.
I would like to still believe the passage of an anti-political dynasty law may be a mountain to climb, but not impossible. We know that the Senate is also replete with members coming from established dynasties, but in 2018, its electoral reforms committee approved a bill banning political dynasties.
Thirteen committee members signed the report. That is already a majority of the entire Senate membership.
In the House, a less strict anti-political dynasty bill was approved by the Committee on Suffrage in the 16th Congress, although did not reach voting on 2nd reading.
These were the country's best attempts so far at enabling the anti-political dynasty provision of the Constitution. (END)
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