My three previous columns on Sen. Grace Poe-Llamanzares have drawn a lot of reaction from various sources around the world, but not a line from Ms. Poe herself on her constitutional right to remain in the Senate, and to aspire for higher office in 2016. This is a purely constitutional issue, not the least personal nor political, but even the normally acute and active constitutional analysts seem to have grown cold feet.

In this highly corrupt and morally indifferent environment, the more cynical do not mind saying, “let her run,” as though the Constitution did not count at all, and as though Smartmatic’s precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machine no longer existed, and there were enough intelligent voters to bar the unqualified from getting elected. Some opportunistic politicians who would like to benefit from FPJ’s cinematic following, even suggest Poe “would make a good president,” despite her constitutional impediment.

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