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    "content": "about to do something unconstitutional, yet you have the legislative authority, is to say that you are failing in your responsibility as a legislator. Decisions, resolutions and passage of laws in parliaments are through a vote. Indeed, we have just voted on a Bill. So, it happens with all other Bills including this one. Therefore, the onus is on you, hon. Members. It is only Parliament that has the power to make and repeal laws. The Judiciary can express itself on any law that is passed by Parliament. The Executive can take the views from the Judiciary and propose amendments to existing laws, or propose new laws in accordance with the views expressed by the Judiciary. But Parliament can initiate any legislative proposal as long as it is in accordance and in adherence with the Constitution. Therefore, it is indeed your responsibility to do what you must do. If you make a bad law, live with it. Sleep without any problems because somebody else has a responsibility to go and say that this is against the Constitution. Then the suggestions will be out there and you will make the process. Do not get excited about people saying this or the other, it is your responsibility as a House to make these laws. Indeed, you are the only ones who have responsibility even to amend the Constitution itself. Why would you be worried? Make the law, never mind about Article 34. Somebody else will go some other place to have it interpreted, if, indeed, it is against that Article 34. Whatever the advice, it is up to the House to decide what it will make of those opinions or expressions or if it is a decision declaring one way or the other that a particular provision of some law goes against the Constitution, obviously, the House will take into account those views. As I said earlier, I am lucky that I do not have a vote. Hon. Abdikadir, you are not as lucky because you have a vote on this. I do not have a vote but making laws, you must make including unmaking others. So, feel free. With regard to what happened, that is perfectly within that Chapter Eight. If you do not like any of the proposals that have come from the President, again as a house, you are at liberty. The same Constitution has given you the power to reject, subject to the appropriate constitutional thresholds. It is just last week that I said the threshold is 232.6. So, the appropriate number is 233. The Speaker has no vote. I am that lucky, hon. Abdkadir but you must make decision and we are just getting there. Please, let us get there and you will make decision. I cannot pretend that it is in my power to preempt debate of what your own committees come to report here. It would be wrong. The Chair cannot prevent debate of this nature, especially given the clear provisions of the Constitution. We will move that way."
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