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"content": "Commonwealth, but everywhere there is a bicameral system of Government, this ruling will feature in some Legislatures of the world. It is important to know how to interpret the Constitution. One of the principles that are contained in the Constitution is to advance the rule of law, so that if you are a public officer or an institution, you cannot be allowed to make a decision today and tomorrow, you wake up and say: “I have changed my mind.” That is not the spirit of the law, because you can appear before a magistrate or Judge and he makes a decision, and then the next day he says: “Recall that gentleman. I have slept over this matter and have a different ruling.” In law, once you make a ruling, your powers are spent. You are functusofficio and have no further business dealing with that matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, this is a great day for this Senate. For these three weeks that we have sat, nothing other than wisdom has come from this House. Truly speaking, if one had to decide which is the Lower or Upper House, it need not be stated. I think it is obvious which the Upper House is. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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