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    "id": 598188,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Having given that provision in Article 123(4)(c), I would like the Senate Majority Leader to help me in reading English. Article 123(4),says:- “Except as provided otherwise in this Constitution ---” So, it is guiding us to 24, unless it is provided for elsewhere. I ask you to find out where that “elsewhere” is in this Constitution. It is in Article 115. This is where the Constitution wants the Senate to now make a decision on a Presidential Memorandum. It tells you, okay, you understand Article 123, but kindly go to Article 115. Article 115(4) says:- “Parliament after considering the President’s reservations, may pass the Bill a second time, without amendment, or with amendments that do not fully accommodate the President’s reservations, by a vote supported –” My understanding of the good English is that all those commas are telling you that what will apply in (a) and (b) must apply to all; passing it a second time either with amendments or without amendments. It then says in the case of the Senate, that passage should be done with two thirds of the delegations of the Senate if the Bill requires approval by the Senate. I, therefore, invite you not to lose focus in your ruling. Read Articles 115 and 123 together. An attempt by the Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Murkomen to now bring in Article 121 and any other provision of the Constitution is to try and muddy the waters. I have never represented any client in court because I am not a lawyer. However, listening to Sen. Murkomen, I wonder whether he has represented any client in court."
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