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"content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I agree that the National Assembly has three functions as provided in the Constitution. They are oversight, legislation and representation. As I speak, the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade should go to my office and send text messages to whip people. I will help you in lobbying to raise the two-thirds majority. Parliament has a legislative function. However, Parliament does not have absolute legislative powers. The laws that we pass here can be challenged in the Judiciary and whole or part of it can be annulled. That shows that we do not have absolute legislative powers. Secondly, on the matter before us today, the framers of the Constitution, under Article 115, gave those powers to the President. I had the privilege of serving in the last Parliament. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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