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PUP No-Go On Ninth Amendment
posted (August 5, 2011)
When the ninth amendment to the constitution bill was presented in the House of Representatives two weeks ago, Opposition Leader John Briceno said he supports it in principle - but did express concern about the provisions which he felt put parliament above the courts. Well, today the PUP released its considered opinion on the ninth amendment and reservations have turned into flat out rejection. The PUP argues that the amendment would make it so that, quote: "the National Assembly (is) more powerful than the Constitution, and would remove from the Courts…the obligation to act as a check and balance on the Legislature; and to safeguard the basic structure of our Constitution,"

It concludes by calling upon the Prime Minster and the Government to quote "cease the naked power grab, (and) remove the offending sections proposed in the 9th Amendment Bill.

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