Comments on: Before you celebrate, look at the bigger picture http://sassylawyer.com/before-you-celebrate-look-at-the-bigger-picture/ There's no business like law business Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:35:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Connie Veneracion http://sassylawyer.com/before-you-celebrate-look-at-the-bigger-picture/#comment-560 Connie Veneracion Mon, 24 May 2010 20:32:32 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=13807#comment-560 Well, proof of residence is a requirement to become a registered voter. There ought to be a distinction between legal residence as against illegal residence which would disallow squatters from voting. But then again, no politician will support a position like that because the poor constitutes a huge chunk of the voting population -- more, in fact, than legit taxpayers. And there are those who argue that since they do pay VAT (they eat at Jollibee and McDo, don't they?), then, they are taxpayers too. Well, proof of residence is a requirement to become a registered voter. There ought to be a distinction between legal residence as against illegal residence which would disallow squatters from voting. But then again, no politician will support a position like that because the poor constitutes a huge chunk of the voting population — more, in fact, than legit taxpayers. And there are those who argue that since they do pay VAT (they eat at Jollibee and McDo, don't they?), then, they are taxpayers too.

]]> By: Ronnie Dulay http://sassylawyer.com/before-you-celebrate-look-at-the-bigger-picture/#comment-559 Ronnie Dulay Mon, 24 May 2010 20:07:30 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=13807#comment-559 Bro, not in our generation. But if I had my way (and this is impossible under our Constitution), I will make it a requirement for all voters registering with the COMELEC, to present their latest income tax returns before they are registered as voters. This way, only taxpayers are able to vote and not those untermenschen, squatters and dregs of society who sell their votes to the highest bidder. Bro, not in our generation.

But if I had my way (and this is impossible under our Constitution), I will make it a requirement for all voters registering with the COMELEC, to present their latest income tax returns before they are registered as voters. This way, only taxpayers are able to vote and not those untermenschen, squatters and dregs of society who sell their votes to the highest bidder.

]]> By: Connie Veneracion http://sassylawyer.com/before-you-celebrate-look-at-the-bigger-picture/#comment-558 Connie Veneracion Sat, 22 May 2010 12:48:52 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=13807#comment-558 Nope, I get them from PicApp. Free stock photos. Just embed and presto! See? I learned enough from my almost 5 years writing for a newspaper kahit na I never set foot sa newsroom hahaha Nope, I get them from PicApp. Free stock photos. Just embed and presto! See? I learned enough from my almost 5 years writing for a newspaper kahit na I never set foot sa newsroom hahaha

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