Some of the opposition's arguments in response to the Health Minstry's recommendation to suspend fumigation would be laughable, if it were not for the fact that they put into play something much too important: the health of many Colombians.

A few days ago, when there was a political discussion, there were two opposing sides.

In asking for the suspension of aereal fumigations with glifosate, the Health Ministry not only folowed scientific findings, but also legal duties and elemental principles of public policy.

The land restitution debate needs to progress. The researcher Francisco Guitérrez has already sensibly and with solid arguments responded to Benedetti's contentions in 2013. The discussion that should have taken place in Congress through the four years of the law's implementation should have been centered on the effectiveness of land restitution following the ruling.

Before the Piedras popular consultation, one had never been done before, but that does mean they were not obligatory, and even less that they are not legal. 

The Attorney General has the right, as a person, to be against euthanasia, but it is illegitimate for him to abuse his powers to impose his religious views. This is exactly what he did by presuring the Ministry of Health to not fulfill an order given by the Constitutional Court about euthanasia. 

In a just society, merit and effort are reflected in a person's pay for his or her job. This idea is illustrated in a famous quote from Bill Clinton: "if you work hard and don't break the rules, you can expect the country to give you an opportunity to a decent life and that your kids will have a better life than you did."