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Supreme Court Appointment Controversy by axel fernandez is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The Supreme Court ruled that: 1) The prohibition on presidential appointments within two months of an election under Section 15, Article VII does not apply to appointments to the Supreme Court. 2) While two constitutional provisions seem to conflict on this issue, interpreting them based on their context shows that Section 15 was intended to apply only to executive appointments, not judicial appointments. 3) Had the framers wanted to extend the appointment prohibition to the Supreme Court, they would have
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- axel fernandez
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- EN