This is their arguement today in court case.....
PNC Constitution is Supreme “The National Assembly is a creature of the Constitution and whatever sovereignty it enjoys and functional autonomy with which it is imbued are subject and subordinate to the supremacy of the Constitution and consequently the doctrine of Parliamentary sovereignty does not apply.” ......(According to Ramotar & Jagdeo....Burnhan Constitution is Supreme and was written to keep the govt in power and protect them from answering to the people of Guyana.)
The court document also said that the Joint Opposition in the National Assembly by virtue of their superior number cannot override, subvert, or abrogate the laws of the land, the Standing Orders, common law principles and the Constitution itself. ......(According to Ramotar & Jagdeo....Burnhan Constitution is Supreme and was written to keep the govt in power and protect them from answering to the people of Guyana.)
“A no-confidence Motion passed against a Minister or a member of the National Assembly in Guyana’s Constitutional construct has no binding effect or force and therefore, cannot constitute a violation of privilege or an offence for which a member can be committed to the Privileges Committee or for which a sanction can be imposed.” ......(According to Ramotar & Jagdeo.... Burnhan Constitution is Supreme and was written to keep the govt in power and protect them from answering to the people of Guyana.)
Nandlall said that no power whatsoever exists under the Standing Orders, the laws of the land, or the Constitution to impose a prohibition on a member of the National Assembly from speaking or performing the functions which devolve upon that member, either as a member or as a Minister thereof. The ruling last week, after a heated debate, was the first of its kind in the post-colonial period, Trotman had said last week.......(According to Ramotar & Jagdeo....Burnhan Constitution is Supreme and was written to keep the govt in power and protect them from answering to the people of Guyana.)
This would not be the first time that the government has turned to the courts for relief in matters dealt with in the Parliament. Earlier this year, following the budget cuts by the opposition, government had filed court actions. While the court had ruled that the Opposition erred in slashing the budget of a number of state agencies like NCN and GINA, it also ruled that Parliamentary matters are Parliamentary matters.......(According to Ramotar & Jagdeo.... Burnhan Constitution is Supreme and was written to keep the govt in power and protect them from answering to the people of Guyana.)
The 10th Parliament is the first one in which the government has a one-seat minority of 32 seats following the November 28, 2011 elections. It represented the first time that the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) had not been in control of Parliament since assuming continuous power 20 years ago, in 1992. There has been criticism about how little work the National Assembly has done this year.......(According to Ramotar & Jagdeo....Burnhan Constitution is Supreme and was written to keep the govt in power and protect them from answering to the people of Guyana.)