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    "content": "advice from the Attorney-General. Is the Attorney-General advising the President to assent to Bills that have been passed and erroneously ignored to be sent to either House? The second one is that, you have a constitutional duty as the head of one of the Houses of Parliament; a critical arm of Government to seek audience with the President who assents to Bills and give him advice because you owe him that duty as well; that he should be considerate and careful and seek legal opinion whenever Bills are presented to him for signature. We do not want to engage into the Sri Lankan like legal adventure of running to court on everything, including the cutting of a tree. We want to be a country that is orderly, that respects the rule of law; that respects institutions and the relationships between institutions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the drafters of this Constitution did not create the two Houses for nothing. They did not create the counties and the county assemblies for nothing. It is wrong and dangerous for our constitutional dispensation and the management of the bicameral system to be derailed and rubbished by the conduct of one office holder. This is wrong and dangerous. I urge you that you may not give us an opinion or ruling now, but you definitely have a duty to consult as widely and extensively as possible and bring this matter to an end. Otherwise, this Senate has a duty either individually or collectively or even Omtata out there to go to court and challenge the constitutionality of every Bill that is passed and assented to on the basis of this; and that is not the direction that we want to take."
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