Loony bin Ranil is now a Rajapakse crony - an MPs post can be annulled by Parliament or SC?
(Lanka-e-News -30.Nov.2012, 3.30PM) While protests are raging and opposition is mounting Island wide mercurially against the impeachment motion of despotism headed MaRa , the statement made by the opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (29) giving clandestine , slimy and servile support to the MaRa Govt. pertaining to the Supreme court (SC) notice issued to the special select Committee members, had been frowned upon by one and all and deemed as another of the latest back play treachery of Ranil Wickremesinghe who has built an unsavory reputation on his skills over the years in his favorite back zone game.
“When the question of parliamentary privilege issue was taken up today in regard to the SC notice ,Ranil made his repugnant and reprehensible enunciations despite being an opposition leader to the dismay and rude shock of all. He went on to say , in some areas , the 1978 constitution of JR Jayawardena and that of Dr. Colvin R De Silva in 1972 were in concurrence., and that the view expressed in Parliament originated in the British Parliament. I am unable to see three pillars in the constitution. There is only one pillar , that is the sovereignty of the people. To ensure this sovereignty there are five avenues to strengthen this. They are : the people’s executive power , the constitutional power , the judicial power , the people’s fundamental rights and people’s right of franchise.
What prevails here is not the Montesque theory. The Select Committee has no judicial powers. Everyone who comes here has an opportunity. Simply because we are summoned we don’t become wrongdoers. That must be decided only after duly inquiring and we must be given time. The impeachment motion is an integral part within the constitution. How that should be implemented has to be decided by you. It is the entire Assembly that implements the judicial power .The people’s judicial power is with the Parliament. The Queen vs Liyanage case made a determination on this. Our powers have to be decided by ourselves. We must follow the decision taken by Anura Bandaranaike and implement it. This is the law. We must give time to her. We must probe how we can resolve this without creating a conflict between the judiciary and the legislature. The independence of the judiciary must be safeguarded on the one hand , and the Parliament powers shall also be protected on the other, Ranil declared.
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(Lanka-e-News -30.Nov.2012, 3.30PM) While protests are raging and opposition is mounting Island wide mercurially against the impeachment motion of despotism headed MaRa , the statement made by the opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (29) giving clandestine , slimy and servile support to the MaRa Govt. pertaining to the Supreme court (SC) notice issued to the special select Committee members, had been frowned upon by one and all and deemed as another of the latest back play treachery of Ranil Wickremesinghe who has built an unsavory reputation on his skills over the years in his favorite back zone game. “When the question of parliamentary privilege issue was taken up today in regard to the SC notice ,Ranil made his repugnant and reprehensible enunciations despite being an opposition leader to the dismay and rude shock of all. He went on to say , in some areas , the 1978 constitution of JR Jayawardena and that of Dr. Colvin R De Silva in 1972 were in concurrence., and that the view expressed in Parliament originated in the British Parliament. I am unable to see three pillars in the constitution. There is only one pillar , that is the sovereignty of the people. To ensure this sovereignty there are five avenues to strengthen this. They are : the people’s executive power , the constitutional power , the judicial power , the people’s fundamental rights and people’s right of franchise.
What prevails here is not the Montesque theory. The Select Committee has no judicial powers. Everyone who comes here has an opportunity. Simply because we are summoned we don’t become wrongdoers. That must be decided only after duly inquiring and we must be given time. The impeachment motion is an integral part within the constitution. How that should be implemented has to be decided by you. It is the entire Assembly that implements the judicial power .The people’s judicial power is with the Parliament. The Queen vs Liyanage case made a determination on this. Our powers have to be decided by ourselves. We must follow the decision taken by Anura Bandaranaike and implement it. This is the law. We must give time to her. We must probe how we can resolve this without creating a conflict between the judiciary and the legislature. The independence of the judiciary must be safeguarded on the one hand , and the Parliament powers shall also be protected on the other, Ranil declared.
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