We have a time when intelligent and educated people behave in a way that makes it seem as if they are stupid. I am now thinking that these intellectuals think that the rest of us are stupid. These discussions taking place about the removal of the mace by an MP while parliament is in session make it seem as if we are all idiots, and I know that we are not.
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Most Hon. Juliet
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If a member breached the standing orders for whatever reason, the standing orders have been breached, and the person who has the power to take action supported by parliament is the Speaker of the House. If the Speaker of the House takes a decision guided by the standing orders, then why are we going down the path of tearing down the Speaker? Is that why our children don't support authority, because our leaders don't? Probably that is why very little education is taking place because there is no respect for law, order, and authority.
We are now an independent country that continues to maintain certain links and certain traditions with the United Kingdom. Having that mace and using it as a symbol of the authority of Parliament does not minimize how the mace is treated under the standing orders of Parliament.
This colonial argument seems to be taking centre stage again. Let it be clearly understood that the days of slavery and our colonial past cannot be whitewashed nor painted over in black. Our colonial past is part of our history, and that cannot change. We can, however, change what needs to be changed and keep what is beneficial to us. Not everything colonial is bad.
One look at many of us, and we see colonialism in us. Are we going to paint over our skins? Are we going to get rid of our cars? Are we going to stop eating using knives and forks? Do we plan to get rid of the English language? Are we going to get rid of Jamaica since it was abandoned and given to us by our colonial masters? Having Jamaica is probably the only reparation we will ever have.
Let's get real. Our history is our history, and that cannot be changed. Let's make the best of what we have now and stop using our intellectual abilities to try to fool the rest of the nation. What the MP did with the mace was wrong and probably required harsher punishment. To disrupt the highest court in the land is not something to be taken lightly.
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So you not yet aware that over Ja$40 million had been allocated for the refurbishing of the traditional Pantomime Ward Theatre location nothing has been finally achieved.
ReplyDeleteThe Pantomime has now moved from North Parade to the Parliamentary location anout 800 meters away.
The exclusive Parliamentary Blockbuster PANTOMIME IS :
"THE MACE"
Prior it was
"NARRA"
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ReplyDeleteI believe Ward Theatre was the only theater, not cinema, in the Caribbean, and wi mash it up. Your response is extremely humorous.
DeleteWell said. The law is what it is regardless of what we think it should be. So there's a breach and the whole opposition supports it? Mind you, we need to improve our tone, and how we speak to each other
ReplyDeleteI don't know what is going to happen to our generation coming up because the people who are to set good examples they are the ones who behaved like dunce and doing the wrong thing and then you have people backing them to do the wrong may God help us
ReplyDeleteGeneration coming up is more illiterate,unskilled in a country that is
Deletethe 2nd poorest in the Caribbean plus 4th most illiterate.
We facing a crime, morals values,attitudes and productivity crisis.
Do you notice Previously non criminal and least murderous parishes have been transformed to hosting prolific dens of murderous housebreaking hitman criminals.
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My question is simply. Was making her point more important than the rule or authority that was preventing it? And if making her point was so significant was there an alternative than to remove the mace and did removing the mace achieve the aim of making her point?
ReplyDeleteCertain people just believe that when they hold a certain position, the law or orders that's set they are definitely above... Sad.
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