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    "content": "Hon. Senators, it is noteworthy, and I wish to emphasize to all hon. Senators, that when we come to the debate on the Motion for the establishment of the Special Committee, debate on the Motion shall be limited to the substance of the Motion, principally whether or not to establish the Special Committee. It will not be a debate on the substance of the impeachment or its merits, propriety, prudence or even the constitutionality or legality of the processes that have preceded the submission of this matter to the Senate. It is, therefore, not permissible to deviate to any issues other than the Motion before the Senate. In the meantime, and during the pendency of the impeachment process in the Senate, I wish to caution hon. Senators to desist from publicly commenting on the merits or demerits of this Impeachment Motion before the Senate. Doing so would amount to anticipation of debate, which is an infringement of Standing Order No.99. Therefore, hon. Senators, it shall be out of order, within the meaning of Standing Order No.122, for any Senator to make comments, whether written or spoken, in relation to the conduct of the Deputy Governor or the impeachment process, outside the confines of the impeachment proceedings as such comments may prejudice the just outcome of the process. This is the fourth impeachment hearing in the 13th Parliament, and the second one involving a deputy governor. In undertaking this mandate, the Senate will be sitting as a quasi-judicial body and will conduct investigations into the alleged infractions of the Constitution and the law, and thereafter make its determination on the matter. As such, this is a reminder that the impeachment hearing is not just a procedural formality, but a fundamental process---"
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