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    "content": "This Standing Order states that if the Special Committee reports that the particulars of any allegation against the Governor have not been substantiated, further proceedings shall not – I want us to mark this because we may be setting a very bad precedence – be taken under this section in respect of the allegations. I think as a House, we are known by the country to follow the rule of law, to adhere to the Constitution and the Standing Orders that guide us in our debate. The provision here is very clear, I may not be a lawyer but I know that the words “shall not” means it is compulsory or mandatory. It does not say “may”. If it said “may”, then the Speaker would have applied the provisions of Standing Order No.1 to allow us to debate, but the Standing Orders are very clear; it says, “shall not”. I think we are contravening our own Standing Orders and if we continue this way, we are setting a very bad precedence."
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