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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Sungu",
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        "legal_name": "Gor Eric Sungu",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would like to say that, in fact, procedurally, we cannot amend this Motion because the way it is being amended goes against the very original spirit of the Motion and, therefore, is negated and falls flat on its face. May 16, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1429 Secondly, this matter or question of the Judiciary being above Parliament is out of the question. Parliament makes laws and recommendations. It can make any law on anything on earth and it is subject to interpretation by the courts. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thirdly, this matter came to the Committee when I was there. The hon. Member they are talking about on page 63 of the Report is an hon. Member of this House. He is the Managing Director of Jaggar Investments. I wonder what went wrong in this Committee that a Member of the same Committee comes to amend what is in the Report and there is no minority report indicated. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I talk now, I have chaired a Committee of which some people dissented. They refused to sign and they put their dissent in writing. That is the normal procedure of Parliament. Therefore, I oppose this amendment on the ground that it is unprocedural and that, in fact, this hon. Member should actually declare his interest in this matter."
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