VishMahabir posted:D-G,...a question for you...
Are there laws that prevent members of one party from "crossing the floor" in the Constitution. I thought after Burnham was able to get some PPP people to cross the floor (Chandisingh, Teekah?), the laws were changed to prevent this in the future?
Teekah, Chandisingh, etc., are of a different time with no relationship to the current constitution.
Current Constitution
President is elected and he then chooses members from his slate.
President appoints ministers whom he can fire at any time with/without reason(s). Similar for members of his party in parliament.
Members decorum in parliament.
Members generally vote strictly according party lines.
Current Situation.
Members of parliament cannot cross over to another party nor leave the party to sit as an independent member.
Specific Situation in Guyana.
Because the government has a one-seat majority, it exercises extreme caution to have sessions when member(s) are unable to attend if they are in or out of the country.
Were they hold sessions and some members are away, they could face the strong possibility of a non-confidence motion being passed against the government in parliament.