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A.

Principiu fundamental al statului de drept, separaţia A fundamental principle of the rule of law, (the
puterilro îşi datorează succesul faptului că oferă o system) of checks and balances owes its success to
alternativă la guvernarea despotică, în care întreaga providing an alternative to despotic rule, where
putere este concentrată în mâna unei singure the entire power is concentrated in the hands of a
autorităţi (de natura individuală sau colectivă). single authority (of an individual or collective
Presupune o distribuţie a puterii, pentru a fi nature). It involves a distribution of power, which
exercitată, unor instanţe diferite şi independente is to be exerted by different and independent
înzestrate cu atribute şi prerogative de conducere. În bodies, invested with authorizations and ruling
cadrul competenţelor ce le sunt conferite, fiecare prerogatives. As part of the remit that is vested in
putere (legislativă, executivă şi judecătorească) them, each power (legislative, executive and
deţine şi exercită o serie de atribuţii în afara oricărei judiciary) possesses and exerts a set of duties
imixtiuni reciproce. Potrivit principiului separaţiei beyond any kind of mutual interference.
puterilor, nici una dintre cele trei puteri nu According to the principle of checks and balances,
prevaleaza asupra celeilalte, nu se subordonează una none of the three powers prevails over the other
alteia şi nu îşi asuma prerogative specifice ones, or is subordinate to or dependent on the
celorlalte.Cu toate acestea, în practică, separaţia others, or assumes prerogatives which are specific
puterilor nu a fost niciodată (şi nici nu ar trebui să to the others. Nevertheless, in practice, checks and
fie) una perfectă, absolută deoarece ar fi condus la un balances has never been (nor should it be) perfect
blocaj instituţional. Rigiditatea înţelegerii şi aplicării or absolute, since it would have led to an
acestui principiu în cadrul raporturilor instituţionale institutional deadlock. The rigidity of the
ar produce dezordine şi dezechilibre, lăsând frâu understanding and the application of this principle
liber tendinţelor naturale de tip autoritarist. De within the framework of institutional relationships
aceea, în funcţionarea sistemului politic, principiul would result in disorder and imbalances, giving
separaţiei puterilor în stat ia forma delimitării unor way to natural tendencies of an authoritarian type.
autorităţi publice independente (una faţă de cealaltă), Therefore, as part of the manner in which the
cu prerogative diferite (prin care se realizează political system works, the principle of checks and
activităţi specifice), dar şi a colaborării dintre puteri balances assumes the form of delimiting a number
dublat de controlul reciproc. În faţa tendinţelor de of public authorities (independent of one another),
autonomizare şi autoritarism ale unei puteri s-a with different prerogatives (by means of which
contrapus practica colaborării şi echilibrul puterilor. specific activities are performed), and also of the
(adpated from collaboration between powers, doubled by mutual
http://www.infopolitic.ro/studii/teoria-si-practica- control. The practice of collaboration and the
separatiei-puterilor-in-stat-3.html) balance of powers opposed the tendencies toward
self rule and authoritarianism of one of the
powers.

B.

Faptul ca Romania a luat locul SUA in ceea ce The fact that Romania took over USA with
priveste "posibilitatile" si a devenit tara "tuturor respect to “possibilities” and became the country
posibilitatilor" este deja axioma si nu mai necesita of “any possibility” is already an axiom and does
explicatii. Ca aceste posibilitati se materializeaza in not require further explanation. But the fact that
aspecte negative si nu pozitive este un postulat.Daca these possibilities become a negative aspect
ne uitam la diferite statistici, Romania bate de departe instead of a positive one is a postulate. If we take
toate tarile europene si chiar asa zisele tari "bananiere" a look at various statistics, Romania is ahead of
la capitolele saracie, nivel scazut de trai, grad de all European countries and surpasses even the so
insatisfactie, investitii, lipsa de incredere, called “banana states” when it comes to poverty,
nerespectatrea legilor, salarii, pensii. Pana si la low living standards, level of dissatisfaction,
intrarea in Spatiul Shengen suntem printre ultimii si investments, lack of credibility, failure to
suntem amanati si impinsi inapoi.Cu toate astea, comply with laws, salaries, pensions. Even when
carmuitorii nu scapa nicio ocazie sa isi dea cu stangul it comes to joining the Schengen Area our
in dreptul, sa loveasca in populatie si sa isi apere country is among the last ones and gets
scaunele si salariile, drepturile si avantajele, dand sau postponed and pushed back. However, the
lasand sa treaca legi care intorc pana si legile bunei leaders never miss a chance to prove their
cuviinte pe dos. Si prin carmuitori includ toata clasa incompetence, to hurt the population and to
politica si tot aparatul legislativ si executiv, care de 20 defend their positions and salaries, their rights
de ani incoace a adus tara in aceasta pozitie, care in and advantages, by issuing and approving laws
Opozitie, care la Putere, pe rand, dupa cum le-a cazut which are beyond common sense. And by
la zar. leaders I mean the entire political class and the
In ceea ce priveste principiile constitutionale, ca si alte entire legislative and executive system, which
prevederi ale Constitutiei, ele sunt siluite pur si simplu ever since 20 years ago brought this country in
fara jena, la drumul mare, in plina zi, in plina strada si this situation, either in Opposition, either in
nimeni nu intervine. Power, taking turns based on their luck.
De ce nu intervine? Pai daca un amarat s-ar lega de o Speaking of the constitutional principles and
fata pe strada si ar fluiera admirativ dupa ea, politatiul other provisions, they are abused without any
sau comunitarul din colt sau intersectie s-ar sesiza pe apparent shame or embarrassment, in broad
loc si l-ar taxa pentru harţuire sexuală daylight and nobody does anything to change
In schimb, cand doamna Anastase numara oamenii din this. Why aren’t they stepping in? If a pleb
sala cu ochii in hartii, domnul Basescu nu se amesteca, would pick up a girl on the streets and would
respectand separarea puterilor in stat. Curtea whistle admiringly at her, the cop or patrolman
Constitutionala da "NUP" pentru ca nu are at the corner or crossroad would immediately
atributiunea de a numara numarul de parlamentari, ci notice and charge him for sexual harassment.
doar de a constata daca s-a numarat bine atunci cand a Instead, when Ms Anastase counts the people in
inceput sedinta. Deci nu se poate angaja intr-o the room without even taking her eyes off the
activitate care nu ii intra in atributiuni. Scrie undeva ca papers, Mr Basescu does not interfere, respecting
onorata CC are atributiuni de numarare? Nu! Atunci the principle of separation of powers. The
nu numara, punct. Dar cand un judecator la Valcea da Constitutional Court decides “not to prosecute”
castig de cauza unui cetatean pentru ca i s-a comis o because it doesn’t have the attribution to count
nedreptate, nedreptate care incalca legile europene, the members of the Parliament, but only to
Ministerul Justitiei trimite repede repede o comisie sa ensure whether it’s the right number at the
cerceteze cine e persoana care a indraznit sa dea un beginning of the meeting. So it cannot engage in
"exemplu negativ" si sa dea o sentinta contra an activity which is not in the scope of its
"curentului".Cand o Curte de Apel da dreptate unor responsibilities. Is there anywhere written that
oameni in apararea unor drepturi salariale promise, dar the honored Constitutional Court has counting
neprimite, decizie definitiva si irevocabila, Guvernul duties? No! Then stop counting. But when a
da repede un capat de lege prin care amana aplicarea judge from Valcea goes in favor of a citizen who
sentintei peste "n" ani, cand ei nu vor mai fi la putere suffered an injustice, injustice which does not
si poate o parte din petenti vor disparea pe cale comply with European laws, the Ministry of
naturala. Si ca nu cumva sa se mai trezeasca cu astfel Justice sends right away a committee to
de surprize si pentru a pune in stare de "ilegalitate" investigate the person who dared to provide a
orice judecator caruia s-ar putea sa ii mai dea prin cap “negative example” and give a sentence which
sa dea o hotarare definitiva si irevocabila cu aplicare goes “against the tide”. When a Court of Appeal
din momentul anuntarii sentintei, uite ca Guvernul da goes in favor of certain people when it comes to
o noua Ordonanta de Urgenta, Nr. 113 din 8 defending certain salary rights which are
decembrie 2010, prin care amana orice plata a promised but not received, final and irrevocable
eventualelor datorii sau drepturi catre cetateni. Cum e decision, the Government promptly gives a law
cu neamestecul in treburile instantelor? Cum e cu which postpones the implementation of the
separarea puterilor in stat? Cum e cu drepturile decision for a long time, until they will no longer
omului? Mai conteaza? Ce face Opozitia? Pai e in be in power and maybe some of the
vacanta. Si-a facut datoria, a mai trantit doua motiuni complainants will be gone naturally. So for fear
pierdute cu brio, ne-au asomat, acum isi vad de that they’ll be taken aback once again, and to put
sarbatorile de Craciun. Sa traiasca bine!  (adapted in a state of “illegality” any judge to whom it
from http://www.ziare.com/ccr/decizii/opinii- would occur to give a final and irrevocable
romania-si-principiul-separarii-puterilor-in-stat- decision which is to be applied from the moment
1064270) of pronouncement of the sentence, the
Government issues a new Emergency Ordinance,
no 113/8 December 2010 which postpones any
payment of eventual debts or rights toward the
citizens. What not getting involved in court’s
decisions? How’s it going with the separation of
powers? What about human rights? Does it still
count? What is the Opposition doing? Well,
they’re on a break. The Opposition did their
duty, threw one or two voted-down resolutions,
fooled us, and now they’re dealing with
Christmas holidays. May they live well!