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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. We must acknowledge we are in a bit of a quandary. First and foremost, our Senate colleagues have done nothing unconstitutional. They have expressed themselves on this fundamental issue, and that matter has been brought to us. Under the spirit of complementarity, we would not wish to create friction between the two Houses. That is why the drafters of this Constitution saw it wise to come up with mediation. So, there is a middle ground where both warring factions can meet. What is being demonstrated on the Floor of this House this afternoon is undermining our very good ladies and gentlemen who make laws in the other House - the Senate. It is an absurdity, so to speak, that we have to be shepherded or shown which direction to take, whereas we had our conscience when we came to this House. We have our intellect. We have our know-how. No one should dictate to us how to vote in a particular way or not. Therefore, because we want to maintain the friendship, brotherhood, and sisterhood between the two Houses, we should employ a high degree of decorum even as we go through this Bill."
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