Comments on: Parliament suspends its authority

By: Will it explode? : Mahmood’s Den

Will it explode? : Mahmood’s Den — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:18:03 +0000

[...] My mind is still boggled as to why the parliament itself is against using a very important tool like questioning a minister. Other than them being interfered with and pushed into their respective positions, I really have no explanation to this laughable situation. [...]

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By: Salman

Salman — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:00:30 +0000

Why question that sectarian prick when they know he is above the law?

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:49:39 +0000

SBG don’t let it get to you. Merlin was out of line.

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:48:53 +0000

Which is it?

To me, the primary jobs of a parliament is to be the watcher of the executive branch to ensure that no corruption or corrupt practices arise. It is there to also ensure the protection of its citizens rights, freedoms and dignity. It is therefore their very job to retool the constitution and correct it so that it does not trespass and trample those boundaries.

The country sort of accepted the 2002 constitution because we had hopes that the fix will come from the inside. It still marginally can; however, what we have witnessed is the near complete abrogation of parliamentary job by it being allowed to continuously be sidetracked from its primary tasks.

That makes both the Constitution as well as the MPs cohorts in the regression this country is experiencing and will continue to experience until the basic situation is fixed.

Although that might take time for it to come around, I would never seriously advocate the abandonment of public participation in politics and go back to “the good old days”, because as far as I’m concerned, the worst day we experience even now, is infinitely better than those past.

Else, would I or you be able to talk and write what we have in this thread had we been in that era?

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By: sillybahrainigirl

sillybahrainigirl — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:59:47 +0000

Merlin,
It’s none of your iffing business!
I do with my life what I want to do with it

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By: Just me

Just me — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:36:03 +0000

The faster this parliament collapses the better. At least it will save time and money and people can stop believing that it has any legislative power on real political issues other than just the number of national holidays per year.

You don’t play the game by their rules and try to beat them….you try to change the rules of the game to make it fair.

But my question to Mahmood. Why do you contradict yourself so much. The post after this suggests the blame is on pathetic MPs and in this post you suggest that it is the result of a deformed constitution. Which is it?

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By: No Need

No Need — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:03:19 +0000

1984

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By: Ali

Ali — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:41:36 +0000

I must have missed something – what did they do?

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By: mahmood

mahmood — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:41:10 +0000

well put it this way, it is the only parliament in the world who diligently work at curtailing whatever authority they do have!

brilliant that, isn’t it?

Talk about self-inflicted brain damage… repeatedly!

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By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:08:57 +0000

exactly what authority do they have that they suspended…

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