Baseman posted:ksazma posted:Baseman posted:Dave posted:Baseman posted:This ruling has technically and effectively delegitimize the coalition!
Yes but does the ruling means government needs 34 votes to pass any motion now
And those with dual citizenship will not be allowed in parliament- I think.
Two separate issues. On the number, it’s BS. Today you pick 34 tomorrow 33. This calls into question the entire governing model. I don’t think this was a well thought out decision by the court but was more for political expediency.
If you must have a majority of one on a mathematical half, then increase the MPs to 66 with the speaker as tie breaker.
This ruling has deepened and compounded the crisis!
There is no simpler way to determine a tie breaker in a group of people than having the aggregate of the group equal an odd number. There are no fractions of people. It had to take the bombast of the PNC to make an issue of what constitute a majority of an odd number of persons. But even then, it required and got the bully nature of the two PNC supporting judges to import a word into the constitution.
Having the speaker as tie breaker will still give the result like Patterson at GECOM so that is not foolproof either.
I agree, the odd number was there to ensure no tie-breaker needed. Now the PNC cohorts in the court have bastardized and make a mockery of their own constitution.
So then, what's the solution? This means 33/32 will never be a viable majority and the only number will be 34/31, a majority of three!
I believe the court made a major blunder, rigging version 2019! I believe Guyana is heading right back into the abyss of pre-1992!
That is why I will never support the PNC. They have yet to prove that they are willing to behave according to the rules set forth.