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A liberal democratic order is difficult to maintain and preserve. It requires a citizenry conscious of its duties and ready to perform them, but also one aware of its rights and prepared to defend them.
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Thus, although indicted in 2010 by the Sandiganbayan for moving some US$200 million in public funds into personal, conjugal Swiss bank accounts,was still able to mount a presidential bid in 2010. But she lost and she was only first lady. Sentenced in 2018 to a prison term of 42 to 77 years, her case is stillbased on “insufficient evidence” of guilt. Former vice president Jejomar Binay was under investigation for plunder at the time of the 2010 elections when he ran for president.
Defense lawyers argued that the Trump conviction by a 12-person jury had been rendered moot by the majority vote of the citizens electing him president. The argument appeals to a third liberal democracy principle: equal rights of individuals to participate in political decisions.
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