"We are at the stalemate stage on the chessboard of politics. It constitutes a fascinating moment in politics since the early 20th century. The PPP won the presidency but the combined opposition has control of the Parliament. Ignorant people who don’t understand the lessons of history will continue to be ignorant.
The PPP acceded to a call from the PNC under Robert Corbin and passed recall legislation that prevents a Parliamentarian from voting with the other side. He/she can be recalled by their party. If that didn’t happen, the PPP could have stolen a few opposition parliamentarians in the new Parliament (to be convened shortly) and would have had a black cheque in Parliament to continue on its path of Jagdeoite hegemony.
Parliament is a powerful institution. It has to approve the national budget. The Speaker of the National Assembly has formidable powers. We didn’t know about the magnitude of Parliament’s jurisdiction all this time because the past 20 years, power came from the office of the presidency and Parliament was subsumed under the Executive. It is a different situation since November 28, 2011."
From Freddie Kissoon article in Kaiteur News Sunday 11 December.
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