Election of a member of the court: Either the vote will be accepted, or the word justice will be lost
The issue of electing a new member of the Constitutional Court began as a routine procedure, but turned into a clear reflection of the way justice functions in the country.
After the special meeting of the Supreme Court on September 30, where a vote was declared invalid, the debate left the judges’ room and entered the public eye. Because when a piece of paper, and not the will of a judge, is put at the center of decision-making, the question becomes much simpler and much more dangerous: who determines justice – the law, reason or administration.
The Supreme Court called the process "legal, transparent and documented."
But behind all the formal phrases, one fact remains unchanged:
A vote was cast and not counted. A will was expressed and erased. A decision was made, but it was treated as if legality was enough to replace justice.
Now it is the turn of the Constitutional Court. Not to remain silent with dignity, but to speak responsibly. Because this is no longer an institutional debate – it is a test of its own independence. A test that will show whether decisions are made according to form, or according to conscience.
If judges are equal, or controlled by rules that they sign but don't understand. The Constitutional Court cannot stay out of this.
Neither choose the comfort of silence, nor hide behind technical explanations. Because her silence will not be read as prudence, but as fear. And fear of the truth is always the first sign of weak justice. This decision is not simply a legal matter.
It is a matter of trust. If in this country a vote cast by a judge can lose its value in the name of a procedure, then the question becomes even more serious: how can the public trust justice when justice itself is afraid to count its own votes?
The Constitutional Court has the power to end this fog. Not to save a name, but to save the principle. In the end, everything will remain very clear: either the vote will be accepted, or the word "justice" will be lost./ TCH