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[/caption]Below is the speech of Makati Rep. Teodoro Locsin Jr., which he delivered before the Joint Session of the Congress. Satirical and cerebral, the speech makes the case for the martial law in Maguindanao. In essence, it says that there can be no other "adequate response" to the martial law imposed by the Ampatuans but to impose, in return, "martial law by the government which is the exercise of the inherent police power to secure the public safety through the armed forces." Read the speech---it makes you think twice over whether martial law is necessary there. Here goes:
