The joyful atmosphere of the DP Summer School in Costinesti, labeled by discoth"ques and one-night stands, was kind of interrupted by Emil Bocâs theory regarding the semi-presidential republic.
The young DP (the Democratic Party) members that are more preoccupied with Radu Berceanuâs little jokes and Elena Udreaâs breasts than with a Constitutional Law moment, didnât turn turk at Emil Bocâs speech.
They are young, but they are politicians already. In other words, they have the necessary experience to realize that their leader, Emil Boc, was exerting his essential mission: he gives voice to the unexpressed thoughts of Traian Basescu, and he even exaggerates them from time to time, proving his anthological slavishness.
Emil Boc pleaded for a revisal of the Constitution, as he would like more power for the President. His political enemies jumped to reminding him that, in 2003, during the Parliament talks regarding the revisal of the Constitution, he had loudly revolted against giving more power to the President.
Due to this fact, Emil Bocâs enemies have seen the theses of the DP leader as a new proof of his obedience for Cotroceni.
However, we agree with these observations, but we are not that harsh as far as Emil Boc is concerned. Because the DP leader is kind of doing the same thing all the after-the-Revolution politicians did when it had come to crucial political decisions.
None of them, from Presidents to Parliament Members, has been able to think for the future instead of thinking about the present.
Emil Boc is more than interested that his former party colleague would have more powers provided by the Constitution.
However, he forgets two very obvious and important facts:
1. If the present Parliament manages to revise the fundamental Law in such a way to transform the President in a second Ceausescu,
