"x x x.
Immunity today from suit of the President is a local superstition. It might have been true when the Royal Marcos family was in power but not anymore.
No one should be above the law in a democracy.
Kennedy, Nixon and Clinton were sued. Their claim of immunity was shot down by the courts.
JFK had to settle a suit filed by Mississipi State Senator Hugh Lee Bailey, for $17,500; Nixon paid Fitzgerald, $142,000, to buy peace; and Clinton settled Paula Flowers' suit for $850,000.
If Prez Digong were sued for rape, he could raise the defense of timely consent but not "I can't be sued; I am Prez. I am busy." Sexual abuse is not in the job description of a President.
If a busy U.S. Prez, with national and international burdens, can find the time to attend to suit, why not a local Prez?
x x x."
Note:
From an email of Sen. Rene Saguisag to Philippine Star columnist Federico Pascual which the latter shared to Atty. Manuel Laserna Jr. on December 29, 2016.
Note:
From an email of Sen. Rene Saguisag to Philippine Star columnist Federico Pascual which the latter shared to Atty. Manuel Laserna Jr. on December 29, 2016.
