o ’ s ▁opinion ▁was ▁equ iv ocal ▁in ▁its ▁nature ▁according ▁to ▁Cruz , ▁but ▁Jo aqu in ▁Bern as , ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁on ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁annot ates ▁that ▁his ▁opinion ▁would ▁be ▁counted ▁as ▁conc urr ing ▁with ▁the ▁six ▁just ices . ▁But ▁it ▁is ▁unusual ▁that ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Constitution ▁was ▁not ▁valid ly ▁rat ified , ▁Qu er ube ▁Mak al int al ▁and ▁Fred ▁Ru iz ▁Castro ▁voted ▁to ▁dismiss ▁the ▁pet itions . ▁Mak al int al ▁and ▁Castro , ▁in ▁a ▁joint ▁opinion , ▁just ified ▁their ▁non - gr ant ing ▁of ▁relief ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁case ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁Luther ▁v . ▁B orden ▁( 4 8 ▁U . S . ▁( 7 ▁How .) ▁ 1 ; ▁ 1 2 ▁L . Ed . ▁ 5 8 1 , ▁ 1 8 4 9 ). ▁It ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁inqu iry ▁was ▁indeed ▁a ▁political ▁determ ination ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁jud icial ▁one . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁just ices , ▁being ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁Chief ▁Justice , ▁voted ▁as ▁such ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁lose ▁favor ▁with ▁Mar cos . ▁Mak al int al ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Inter im ▁Bat as ang ▁P amb ans a , ▁and ▁Castro ▁evidently ▁showing ▁his ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Mar cos ▁regime ▁through ▁his ▁court ▁dec isions ▁and ▁public ▁statements . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁sentence ▁of