{"id":584338,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/584338/?format=json","text_counter":346,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"There are two issues which I do not think we will allow to pass uncommented on; one, just as national legislation cannot override the Constitution, county legislation cannot override national legislation. I wanted you to know that. Maybe it passed your attention. Two, the petitions we receive in this Senate are not useless because if you look at your Standing Order No. 227 (3), “the Clerk shall within 15 days of the decision of the Senate”, meaning the Senate must make a decision at the Committee level. The Clerk shall within 15 days of the decision of the Senate in writing notify the petitioner of the decision of the Senate. So, not only do you have that Petition, you must make a decision. The Committee level is part of this House and any Member is allowed to go and participate in that Committee if he so wishes. I want that not to be taken as gospel truth from your contribution."}