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Reply to "U.S. Congress members call for examination of constitutional violations by PPP Dictatorship"

Originally Posted by Ramakant-P:

If they investigate they will find that the President acted according to the law.

The Opposition was trying to  create a constitutional crises.  Parliament was prorogued and an election was called.

 

deal with that..

 

He technically abided by the letter of the law while still smashing some of the main conventions of parliamentary governance. The monarchial/Executive prerogative of prorogation was never intended to save a Government from certain defeat in the House. It has always been understood to be a reserve power not to be exercised for the political advantage of any party or faction in the legislature.

 

You people like to hide behind literalism while smashing all our democratic traditions and conventions making us a true sugar cane republic.

FM
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