Congress created election troubles

THE legal issues surrounding the disqualification of Sen. Grace Poe from the May 9 presidential race as well as the extinction of premature campaigning are troubles created by Congress. The troubling decisions of the Supreme Court – at least the majority of its members – on these major issues are based on their interpretations of laws crafted by the Congress.

Poe’s problem over her citizenship status is rooted in the vagueness of Republic Act No. 9225, also known as the Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003.