Advantages And Effects Of Anti Political Dynasty In The Philippines

One of the major social problems that are currently present but that reflect the great situations witnessed throughout history for hundreds of years is the struggle for power and the most direct means to access that power is politics which allows to maintain the full exercise of power for as long as desired. It is precisely one of the strong criticisms made by the writer Georges Orwell in his book Animal Farm. He shows as the desire or ambition to seize certain territories makes people go into politics and pass over all common interests to achieve their own.

Unlike the national government, state governments encourage and support religious activities’ that inculcates virtue in the citizens (Bryner, Public Virtue and the Roots of American Government, 1987). Hence, in a small republic (state), there is a higher probability of finding true natural aristocrats with wisdom, talents and virtue to be representatives of the state. Being virtuous and wise, the representatives practice self-restraint to act in their own self-interest. For instance, corruption causes the funds to be diverted away from establishing a better society through the upgrading of facilities, provision of education and healthcare services. Furthermore, representatives in a small republic are a clear reflection of the citizens’ interests (Lim, 2014). Elections are held every few years to select the best representatives for the state. During the period of campaigning, the candidates have direct contact with the citizens through to organization of rallies and walkabouts where they interact with the electorate and understand their concerns. Hence, the electorate has an idea of whether the potential representatives are truly virtuous. Since these representatives are highly talented, they will also have the knowledge to implement appropriate laws and policies to manage the concerns of the

There are several important reasons why Anti-Dynasty Bill has to be pass by Congress to limit the power and influence of political families. First, political dynasties corrupt the system of checks and balances. Second, the centrality of dynasties to politics decreases the costs of associated with committing corrupts acts. Even if they face criminal cases or corruption during their term, political actors can still continue to gain benefits of power by having spouses, children or relatives take their seats as officials. Lastly, the continued success of political families despite the corruption charges undermines the law and perpetuates

“... Has nobody observed that as soon as the government becomes the property of a separate class, it starts to grow out of all proportion and that posts are created not to meet the needs of the governed but of those who govern them?...” (Sieyès).

Unfortunately, no matter how good the intent of those running for positions of leadership, whether in their community or in the national government, politics have a way of corrupting or inconveniencing even the most upstanding of citizens. For instance, when Congress is presented with a bill to vote upon, each senator and representative must not only vote based upon their personal ideology in regards to the bill, but must also consider other factors such as support from their constituents and even support of the president. It slowly gravitates from a decision based upon what they believe, to a decision based upon how badly they want to risk their position of power in the government. This is the very essence of a flawed democracy! This is the very reason why rhetoric and deceit and empty promises enter politics. Members of the government lose their ideological convictions and give into the mindset of megalomaniacs. Elected officials get so caught up in the “politics”, that they ignore any idea of compromise and solution, and stubbornly hold to their party’s stance on issues, doing anything to keep their seat. The willingness to compromise – something critical to the success of democratic government - has collapsed; the most likely explanation being the growing confidence, arrogance even, of the defenders of inequality and oligarchy. They believe they are winning and see no need for compromise. And that view, which may be tactically accurate, destabilizes the unending cooperation between conservatives and liberals that democracy

Many of today’s politicians dance around their pasts and who they are as a person, this leads to the risk of the people being fooled and voting for an incapable candidate, which could wreak havoc on the government and the country.. It has become an anomaly

The political structures that govern our society are not always easy to identify. The complex nature of legislature processes creates environments that are conducive to specialized and targeted means of acquiring power. There are many reasons why secret cabals of power have seemingly taken the effectiveness out of our democratic processes. Most of these reasons can be indentified through the phenomenon of special interest groups and the impact on law, society and economy that these forces exert.

Politics at its core is fundamentally about the struggle for who has power in the system. From the beginning of groups of mankind, individuals have struggled to determine who has control, and that has essentially been the ruling elite class. Traditionally, that has been people from four traditional classes. First, the dominant religions and religious theocracies, such as Iran, the Church of England, etc. Secondly, they tend to be the dominant race of ethnic groups who control the land, wealth, and power – although this is not always the case (South Africa for example.) Third, they tend to the military acting on behalf of the fourth category, the Government.

Governmental systems from antiquity through modern eras seem to display the progression of cultural maturity and regression. An aristocrat could “bequeath” their social status to descendants. Over several generations, the masses may solicit the elite for input on a social challenge, perhaps assuming that their “success” – which could be nothing more than descended imagery, conveys intellectual prowess. Again, over generations, the aristocratic families become monarchies, whereas power and influence are incumbent with birth and usually protected by legislative means derived through their ancestral

On the most elitist extreme, Mills in The Power Elite (1956) provides a strong argument that the decisions made in politics are the direct result of the actions of a highly selective group of individuals who do not have the best interests of the mass public at heart. This elite is made up of (presumably) men from the realms of business, military, and high-level politics. Socio-economic factors such as income and social circle keep the elite in a position of power through their cumulative advantage. The tight control over decisions and actions of importance that this elite has is legitimized by their positions of legal, economic, and political importance.

Political dynasty members are seen to use their wealth, following and admission to public resources to favor themselves. They appeal their followers and keep them loyal with sponsorship. Some of them even resort to unfair if not illegal actions to keep their political rivals out of the picture: corruption, scam, violence, vote-buying and intimidation. But some political dynasties do not. So in other words “corrupt political dynasties” and “liberal political

What would be the next as politicians grabbed their power? It is interests. They want to fill their pocket bigger without consideration for citizens. In illiberal democracy, politicians promote a new policy ignoring their people to make profit with capitalists. In Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine, she explains “disaster capitalism,” which capitalists swiftly use even aftermath of disasters as exciting market opportunities to make tremendous profits while people are undergoing a shock and suffering from it. The process of disaster capitalism has three steps: deregulation, privatization, and cut social services and vulnerable people are always victimized by multinationals. Moreover, political power is necessary over the course of the process. Sri

Another is that Filipinos have a culture of apathy and tend to use religion incorrectly and passively. People depend on religion and settle for what’s okay. In addition, the initial reaction of Filipinos to change is resistance, and this is why the country does not necessarily progress, or at least, progress at a continuous rate. Then, countries like Spain and Portugal only rode the “economic tiger” after “they realized that the only way to survive was change” (3.Y). Plus, according to another critic, the Philippines already had the experience of being under the parliamentary system during the time of Marcos which only resulted in a People Power Revolution. So why should the country bother going back to that? (4.Y)

The whole scheme, I must admit, did sound strange to me as I read it, and imagine that it is the same with most others. It would be very strange to most people because it is vastly different from what is actually done in the real world. In the context of the Philippines, the election of leaders is surely not based on who is the best or who is most fit to rule, not to mention they are not especially selected and trained from childhood to be the rulers when they grow older. In the Philippine constitution no strict requirements are mentioned regarding who shall be allowed to rule but that he or she “is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election. (Art. VII. Sec. 2)” In a charitable account of how this country selects its leaders, we could say it is rather based on the number and greatness of achievements, their educational backgrounds, and experience. But more meanly put, we might still

Looking back to the previous government systems in different periods in Philippine history, we can see that our present government system is somehow shaped and patterned from the previous systems that prevailed in our country. Pre – historically we have seen how they established their government and basically, we can say that it is far more primitive than the present system that we have. However, the basic principles like the consultation of the datus to the elders can somehow be seen in the present by the presence of political advisers where our president consults aside from the members of the senate and the congress. The barangay system