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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "We must appreciate that we all play some complementary roles in certain respects within the Constitution. This is the House of Representatives. It is very clearly spelt out in Article 95 of the Constitution. The Constitution or the framers thereof appreciated the fact that these are the people’s representatives but, in the making of laws, the President is given some marginal role to play, which is to assent. If he does not, then he makes a referral. But since this is the House of representatives of the people, in the event that this House felt that they do not agree with the reservations of the President, the Constitution determines that since the President is elected by the same people - he is not elected to represent - in order to override his veto, we will require to raise a threshold of two-thirds. That is all we are required to do. I do not think this is a matter that should exercise our minds so much. I see as if there is a lot of concurrence from both sides. Sometimes, we need to also appreciate when a Bill has support across the board."
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