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\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"

 

Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?

— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021

Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.

\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":" \r\n\nParliament was filled with verbal chaos, confusion and many disruptions on Thursday over the Leader of the Opposition's motion to remove the President over the police commissioner/Police Service Commission crisis, under Section 36 of the Constitution.\r\n\nIt began during the extraordinary sitting of the House of Representatives where government MPs sat in silence while Opposition MPs challenged the Speaker, Bridgid Annisette-George, after she rejected claims from by UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar that it was wrong for no debate to be allowed.\r\n\nSeveral Opposition MPs interrupted and began to speak over Annisette-George, saying such a decision was a war on democracy.\r\n\nCharging that their microphones were beng deliberately muted, MPs began shouting across the Parliament while thumping their desks.\r\n\nThis occurred throughout the sitting, then continued when the Electoral College – which comprises all members of the House of Representatives and the Senate – met.\r\n\nIn the end, the motion was defeated, with 24 votes for and 47 against. No one abstained from the vote.\r\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_920231\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"798\"] The Electoral College rejected a motion filed by Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to investigate the removal of President Paula-Mae Weekes from office. Photo courtesy Parliament[/caption]\r\n\nThe scenes in the House caused quite a stir among the viewing and listening public, with some politicians taking to social media to express their views.\r\n\nMickela Panday, Patriotic Front leader and daughter of UNC founder and former prime minister Basdeo Panday, took to Twitter, saying, \"Maybe there should be an entry-level exam on the roles and responsibilities of Parliamentarians, parliamentary procedure and the Standing Orders. It might raise the standard in our Parliament.\r\n\n \r\n\n\nMaybe there should be an entry-level exam on the Roles and Responsibilities of Parliamentarians, Parliamentary Procedure and the Standing Orders. It might raise the standard in our Parliament.\r\n\n— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021\r\n\n\r\n\n\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"\r\n\n \r\n\n\nOur Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\r\n\n— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021\r\n\n\r\n\nLeader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.\r\n\n\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated ","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2021/10/6f9ff4285c2fdd2f196373e02d270daae71549c619d43511a2527b3d3987afb6.jpg","ImageHeight":720,"ImageWidth":1080,"ImageOrientation":"landscape","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"4FA1CC1B-7B7F-487E-AC2E-7FD0A9F60830","SourceName":"Home - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://newsday.co.tt","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2021-10-21T19:13:05Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":510220,"FactUId":"F7BD78CD-BDE7-4A6C-868F-0726F76C75CC","Slug":"politicians-public-react-to-parliament-drama--trinidad-and-tobago-newsday","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Politicians, public react to Parliament drama - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/politicians-public-react-to-parliament-drama--trinidad-and-tobago-newsday","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":false,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/f37ce5c3-b4b9-4e92-8cc0-20e30ff60e7d/d6da3716-134f-4f1a-8014-337f65e6fb36/https%3A%2F%2Fjamaica-gleaner.com","DisplayText":"

St Elizabeth businessman Jason Henzell yesterday expressed sadness at the passing of former United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died on Monday from complications associated with COVID-19. Powell, 84, who was born in New York to...

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Poor and low-income people accounted for more than a third of all voters overall in the 2020 presidential election, and their turnout was especially strong in tight battleground states, according to a study released Friday by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.

The post Poor, Low-Income Residents Were a Third of Voters in 2020 Presidential Election: Study appeared first on The Washington Informer.

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When there is public pressure to prosecute high profile individuals or groups; federal, state, and local politicians have traditionally used their law enforcement agencies to score political points,” said Attorney Chris Parker of Hendry & Parker in Dunedin, Florida. “It would be naïve to believe that RICO’s significant breadth has not been utilized as an instrument to advance political agendas, and minority and other disfavored groups often bear the brunt of heavy-handed prosecutions.”

The post Some Experts Say Lawmakers Should Abolish RICO Act appeared first on Texas Metro News.

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The recent hack of records of the far-right militia known as the Oath Keepers has uncovered the enrollment of hundreds from the state of New Jersey in its ranks, including active and retired police officers, military personnel, and members of government.

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[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As Liberia prepares for its landmark presidential and legislative elections in 2023, the United States Government has launched a new US$16 million Elections and Democracy Activity (EDA) project.

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NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many advantages and disadvantages to gentrification, but many poor people will be displaced, and this is a reality of doing business now in America. This is taking place in all the major cities across the country, and the projects and partnerships will continue to grow and prosper. As more affluent people move back to the cities, property values increase, and occupancy rate increases.

The post COMMENTARY: A New Vision of Safety Starts with Dialogue and Collaboration appeared first on Garland Journal.

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SOURCE: CMC- The Electoral College Thursday voted down an opposition inspired motion aimed at impeaching President Paula Mae Weekes,  with opposition legislators consistently disrupting the proceedings and shouting that “democracy is dead” in Trinidad and Tobago. The Electoral College, comprising the 72 members of the House of Assembly and the Senate, voted by a 47-24 […]

The post REGIONAL: Electoral College defeats Opposition Leader’s motion to impeach President appeared first on Barbados Today.

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There are few women walking this earth who I admire, intellectually and professionally, more than I do Condoleezza Rice. The

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