What amici curiae said about the two-thirds vote to convict an impeachable official

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Former Supreme Court (SC) chief justices Artemio Panganiban, Hilario Davide, Reynato Puno, and Adolfo Azcuna on Wednesday gave their thoughts on the voting threshold required to convict an impeachable official.

Here's what they said:

Hilario Davide, Jr

"The basis of computing the two-thirds must be the number of senators who are qualified to vote, not the twenty-four (24) in the present senate."

Artemio Panganiban

"Constitutional interpretation cannot always stop at abstract Mathematics. We must look at the intent and purpose of the Constitutional provisions, the circumstances in which they operate, and the goals they seek to achieve."

Reynato Puno

"Article XI, Section 3(6) should have simply stated that the number of votes to convict is 16, period, but it did not say so. Instead, the language used a fraction. It says two-thirds of all members of the Senate."

Adolfo Azcuna

"No person shall be convicted in an impeachment case without the occurrence of two-thirds of all the members of the Senate."