March 14 to Seek Signature of 20 Ministers as Berri Calls for Parliament Session on June 8
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The March 14 forces might resort to adopting a “mobile” draft-law to thwart an attempt by Speaker Nabih Berri to hold a parliamentary session on June 8 to renew the mandate of the Central Bank governor.
Berri is seeking to give the parliament executive powers amid an absence of a government and a need to find solutions to pressing issues such as the renewal of Riyad Salameh’s mandate and amnesty for several prisoners.
Berri set Wednesday, June 8 as the date for the legislative session “to discuss draft-laws that the parliament bureau would set before the session.”
The meeting will be held at 10:30 am, said a brief statement issued by his office.
But the March 14 leaderships are seeking to resort to a “mobile” draft-law in the sense that it would be presented to 20 ministers for signature rather than holding a parliamentary session, An Nahar daily said Monday.
The leaders discussed the possibility of adopting such a move during a meeting held at Center House last Tuesday, it said. They are expected to hold another meeting headed by former PM Fouad Saniora this week to decide on their next step.
But the presence of Caretaker Premier Saad Hariri, who is abroad, is necessary for the approval of the draft-law, An Nahar added.
30 May 2011, 13:16
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TRANSFERRING EXECUTIVE POWERS TO THE PARLIAMENT IS FEASIBLE IF,WE CAN TRANSFER LEGISLATIVE POWER TO THE WXECUTIVE INCLUDING FAKHAMTO IN ONE CASE,IF THE PARLIAMENT IS SHUT DOWN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BY SOME ESTEEZ.
30 May 2011, 14:58
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There is no provision in the Lebanese Constitution for legislating in the manner that Berri has proposed or that M14 is suggesting. Quite simply, the constitution requires that there be a government and to ignore this requirement is to ignore the constitution.
This political class has ignored the constitution of the Republic at will. They embrace it whenever it serves their own personal interests and they deride it when enforcement is against their personal interest.
But always the point of reference is never the good of the nation, but the private interests of the particular political personality.
It is not a bankrupt government, it is a bankrupt political class in Lebanon parading around as if it were a constitutional government.
