2007 Bar Exam Produced Unreal Lawyers?
Saturday, 19 December 2009 08:10 | 
Written by Zigfred Diaz |
While I was doing my usual visit to the Southwestern University (SWU) Cebu City Philippines, School of Law alumni association friendster group, I cam across a very heated issue. The issue that was started by an unknown topic starter stated, "2007 Bar exam Passers are phonies."
While I was doing my usual visit to the Southwestern University (SWU) Cebu City Philippines, School of Law alumni association friendster group, I cam across a very heated issue. The issue that was started by an unknown topic starter stated, "2007 Bar exam Passers are phonies."
Wanting to know the root of this issue I click on the post, which contained a link that led me to a forum where the issue was being argued. After reading the premise of the topic starter and after minutes of thoughtful consideration, I my own argument in the SWU Alumni Association friendster group stating that the TS has been wrong in implying that the 2007 bar exam passers are phonies. My reply reads:
Though this may be hard to take in, but the individual who has stated that the 2007 Bar Exam produced unreal lawyers has turned himself into a complete idiot with his flawed argument. For the knowledge of everyone, I am not a 2007 Bar Exam passer.
This unknown topic starter started his argument with the major premise that under the Rules of Court, a bar examinee is deemed to have passed if he obtains a general average of 75 percent in all subjects without falling below 50 percent in any subject."
Then using the Bar Committee's decision to lower the passing rate from 75 percent to 70 percent and also its decision to lower the disqualification rate on Labor and Civil Law from 50 to 45 percent, he formed his minor premise.
He then implied stating, "Due to these considerations, I conclude that the 2007 bar exam passers are phonies because they were not able to completely satisfy the requirements as stated by the Rules of Court."
Such an erroneous and stupid reasoning! He arrived with that conclusion thinking that the Rules of Court are fixed. He forgot that the 1987 constitution, particularly Article VIII, Sec. 5 subpar. 5 states that "The Supreme Court shall have the following powers . . . Promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts, THE ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW, the integrated bar . . . "
To make it more clearer, the Supreme Court, under the 1987 Constitution, has been given the authority to decide who will be accepted to the bar. The move of the Supreme Court to lower the qualifying rate of the 2007 Bar exam is alright, since it is within the scope of the powers mandated by the Constitution. Letifico ut idots (Cheers to idiots)
While I was doing my usual visit to the Southwestern University (SWU) Cebu City Philippines, School of Law alumni association friendster group, I cam across a very heated issue. The issue that was started by an unknown topic starter stated, "2007 Bar exam Passers are phonies."
Wanting to know the root of this issue I click on the post, which contained a link that led me to a forum where the issue was being argued. After reading the premise of the topic starter and after minutes of thoughtful consideration, I my own argument in the SWU Alumni Association friendster group stating that the TS has been wrong in implying that the 2007 bar exam passers are phonies. My reply reads:
Though this may be hard to take in, but the individual who has stated that the 2007 Bar Exam produced unreal lawyers has turned himself into a complete idiot with his flawed argument. For the knowledge of everyone, I am not a 2007 Bar Exam passer.
This unknown topic starter started his argument with the major premise that under the Rules of Court, a bar examinee is deemed to have passed if he obtains a general average of 75 percent in all subjects without falling below 50 percent in any subject."
Then using the Bar Committee's decision to lower the passing rate from 75 percent to 70 percent and also its decision to lower the disqualification rate on Labor and Civil Law from 50 to 45 percent, he formed his minor premise.
He then implied stating, "Due to these considerations, I conclude that the 2007 bar exam passers are phonies because they were not able to completely satisfy the requirements as stated by the Rules of Court."
Such an erroneous and stupid reasoning! He arrived with that conclusion thinking that the Rules of Court are fixed. He forgot that the 1987 constitution, particularly Article VIII, Sec. 5 subpar. 5 states that "The Supreme Court shall have the following powers . . . Promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts, THE ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW, the integrated bar . . . "
To make it more clearer, the Supreme Court, under the 1987 Constitution, has been given the authority to decide who will be accepted to the bar. The move of the Supreme Court to lower the qualifying rate of the 2007 Bar exam is alright, since it is within the scope of the powers mandated by the Constitution. Letifico ut idots (Cheers to idiots)
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