Wherever I have gone lately, I have been buffeted with the most extraordinary questions. So many people just want to talk about Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec), and Sen. Grace Poe Llamanzares’ stateless status and her reputedly “unstoppable” presidential ambition. Many have asked me why after provoking the most passionate discussion of the issues, I continue to show so much disdain and distrust for the 2016 presidential election.

Why am I saying that the next election could sink rather than save us, and that what we need is a revolution instead? Have I developed a closed mind on the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) voting machine from the Venezuelan firm Smartmatic, and on the stateless status of Mrs. Llamanzares? Why do I want to infect the rest of the nation with my extreme political prejudices? National election, rather than boxing or basketball, is our national sports, says my friend and coconut farmer spokesman Charles Avila; why then don’t we just leave our people to enjoy the biggest fiesta of their lives?

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