08 Oct Lessons FOR Gonzi from Libya – about democracy
A Prime Minister is not a Sultan , Emperor or King. When will Gonzi start learning from what is happening in Libya?
The Maltese Spring – the fight against the Oligarchy
If it was for Gonzi he would call them ‘SKALDA’ !!
This wasnt bout the Budget it seems or about the situation in justice and home affairs, but about THE COMPOSITION OF CABINET.
http://www.maltastar.com/dart/20121007-libyan-pm-proposes-new-cabinet
A Prime Minister needs that his cabinet and ministers are approved by Parliament. And when a Prime Minister starts to practice, as John Dalli puts it ‘the politics of apartheid’ then he is in trouble, which he brought unto himself.
A Prime Minister cannot appoint a cabinet in a capricious or even irresponsible, not to say SPITEFUL manner, if he expects parliament’s approval.
Currently the Maltese Prime Minister knows that he does not enjoy the confidence of the House for his cabinet which includes Austin Gatt.
I know it is very humiliating, but when will Lawrence Gonzi start to learn about democracy – even from Libya!
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Speaker’s Ruling
Speaker Michael Frendo is one of the best things that ever happened to Parliament. He has been doing his utmost to elevate parliament from the depths in which Tonio Borg has let it slide since it was in the government’s interest after all. Speaker Michael Frendo deserves the support of all for the great work he has been doing.
He encourage dthe parties to reach a compromise, but it seems Gonzi just wants to limp on.
In today’s ruling the Speaker applied the Standing Orders as he found them, as he has a duty to do, and as I complained in my speech, are archaic and reflect a parliament of twenty years ago. I have been speaking various times about the need to change them. It is not the Speaker who has to change them, but the Leader of the House should have taken initiative ten years ago.
I tried to take the initiative but they wouldnt listen!
A Parliament which is not sufficiently autonomous and which is held on a leash by the Government cannot be said to be supreme, and thus an essential aspect of our constitution is defective. This is the ROOT OF A LOT OF OUR PROBLEMS TODAY – a weak Parliament. The CMB and RCC votes were a revolution seeking to re-establish the supremacy of parliament over the government. It is a historic revolt.
But it also means that parliament is seriously hampered in its duty to scrutinise the government, one of its essential functions. It means, as I complained during my submissions that as things currently stand, the government can manage to postpone indefinitely from being discussed any embarrasing matter.
This is a grave attack on the supremacy of parliament, in that government takes all, whereas Parliament should be above the government and scrutinising it, holding it to account where necessary.
It is not the Speaker’s ruling which is wrong. It is the Standing Orders which Tonio Borg as Leader of the HOuse has left in a very sad state for the past ten years. . . .
You see, the next time you go to vote you are deciding :
1) who will govern the country, BUT ALSO
2)the composition of a Parliament that will hold that government to account in hte period before you would be called to vote again. So to speak Parliament holds the government to account on your behalf, in the interim, period between elections. This second aspect is not adeguately respected in the way parliament functions today and this has constituted one of my major campaigns for the past years.
sturdut
Posted at 08:38h, 09 Octoberhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0WeiKgQEt4&feature=relmfu
kif tispicca haha
Demm Nazzjonalist
Posted at 07:04h, 09 OctoberFuq it-topic tal-Libya hemm bzonn li nitghallmu x’jigri jekk xi hadd ikun jaf li sar xi traffikar ta` affarijiet meta kien hemm Embargo fuq il-Libya?Xi protezzjoni tinghata lil min irid jikxef certi affarijiet?Nafu li suppost Malta tghaddi l-informazzjoni lil United Nations jekk l-embargo kien ordnat minnhom?Taf Malta li suppost tiffriza l-Assi kolla tan-nies involuti f’dan it- tip ta traffikar?Il-Foreign Office kien jaf ?Min kienu il-persuni?Kien hemm xi konsulent tal-gvern ta` Gonzi involut jaqaw?Dan kien jhedded xi persuna?Min kien hemm involut izjed mieghu?Kien hemm xi mara barranija ukoll involuta?Fejn twildet din il-mara u fejn hija residenti?Tghid kien hemm xi hadd bl-isem ta` Bastjan involut ukoll?Nistennew u naraw.
Quisling
Posted at 08:39h, 09 OctoberTiftakru drittijiet mhux pjaciri? Issa bil-maqlub: pajciri mhux drittijiet! Il-klikka tinqeda bil-kliem mal-lewza biex taghamel sarima ma min ma iridhiex! Viva Zimbabwe!
LUPU
Posted at 00:35h, 09 Octoberm’ghadx fadal dubju li d-demokrazija f’malta spiccat. Jum ta luttu. l-sipiker ma laqax it-talba tal-Oppozizjoni.
bulldog
Posted at 00:33h, 09 OctoberPaprata ohra ta l-ispeaker biex induru mal lewza, hela ta hin, farsa wahda wara l-ohra dan il Gvern biex ikompli bil power of incumbency , kemm ihobb il pajjiz hux Gonzi biex ihallina hekk stagnati, ghal kappricci tieghu , ta shabu tad-dawra, tal qalba, tal familja, tal klikka, Oligarkijja assoluta. Mela gejja kif smajna Budget jaqa u elezzjoni wara li jaqa l-budget sa tmien gimghat wara.
Sharon
Posted at 00:17h, 09 Octoberhttp://www.inewsmalta.com/dart/20121008-mill-parlament-mizzi-jitlob-li-parlament-ja-orna-al-ada-bil-mozzjoni-tal-parke-austin?fb_action_ids=197782027023062&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.UHNLmjADt48.like&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
tax payer
Posted at 23:59h, 08 OctoberDr Debono,
will you be taking part in next Friday’s Affari Taghna?
The subject discussed will be the Health service. I am sure that there will be plenty for you to say on the subject that will reflect the concerns shown by the people especially the way their tax money is being squandered eg in the case of the St Philip’s hospital contract.
Tal-Profs
Posted at 23:54h, 08 OctoberDr Gonzi (and his consultants) have no idea what democracy is all about.
MPs have the right and the duty to speak up – even if this means voicing (valid) issues which may ultimately compromise the Government. So how does Dr Gonzi’s Government react?:- He manipulates the media in order to distort facts in the hope to (1) ridicule those MPs of sound moral character who are doing their duty (2) retain voters. How democractic of Dr Gonzi!
On a different note – P R O S I T Dr Debono for going about your concerns in a consistent, direct and transparent manner. Over the decades, there has been not one MP who in a similar scenario has gone about things as cleanly as you have.
Mr quest
Posted at 23:03h, 08 OctoberWhat is happening in parlament tonight ? Any conclusion about the debate?
Alouette III
Posted at 22:24h, 08 OctoberHokkli Dahri:
Imma kif kulljum b xi wahda
taghmel inti w ta madwarek
mhux ta b xejn il-poplu jahseb
hokkli dahri nhokklok dahrek
Ma ntihx tort il min jirvella
minn gol partit tieghek stess
ghax bil mod kif qieghed timxi
flok progress taghmel rigress
Ghandek il dak perezempju
sfiducjat mill-parlament
kif ix-xjafek terga tqabbdu
zzommu mieghek konsulent ?
Mela mghandekx melh go mohhok
stajt tlabt naqra ftit ghajnuna
qassatat li qieghed taghmel
jsiru biss mit-tfal tan-nuna !
Tumbak.
Posted at 22:20h, 08 Octoberlill ta’ wara l-Persjani.
Qrajt xi kummenti
li tikteb inti,
kull tant b’xi kelma
minn wara l-kwinti.
kif tiskantani
b’din l-energija,
u kull tant kutu
minghajr bzukija.
ghalxejn nidbahnan
ghalxejn nissielet,
x’il miljun jibda
dejjem mill wiehed.
Issa sa naqlb
daqxejn ir-rima,
forsi sa’ fl-ahhar
nimrah tghalima.
Jekk l’awc ma;tridux joktor
maghndekx ghax iggoru mieghek,
u taljinax b’ta haddiehor
sabiex ma tinsiex lill tieghek.
Haga wahda prova f’takar
tibzax minn dak li jidhaklek,
ghandek tibza, ghandek t’ghasses
min fuq spaltek it-taptaplek.
Jekk xi haga lejk sa tersaq
af’ li tkun tippermetilek,
fil-bahar hemm wisq hut aktar
min dik illi tghogob lilek.
Min jixtieq li jasal kmieni
jinhtieglu li ma’ jagilx,
jekk ma jridx illi jiggarab
ma’ javdax u ma ‘ jhallilx.
Lill hajtek tiha kull widen
habrikilha , kun nebbih,
qatt tislef il hatar tieghek
ghaliex taf tisawat bih.
Oriental Sage
Posted at 21:57h, 08 OctoberDr Debono, can you please speak in parliament regarding the scandalous contract with Frank Portelli , ex PN president?
MERA
Posted at 21:44h, 08 OctoberFranco qed nisimghek fuq il-ONE. Gbin, kuragguz int…taqbel jew ma taqbilx mieghek!
Big Fish, Little Fish
Posted at 21:28h, 08 OctoberTAL-MISTHIJA:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121008/local/cachia-caruana-serving-as-consultant-without-remuneration.440199
BAQA’ JISSEJJAH “AMBAXXATUR”!
manwel manduca
Posted at 21:28h, 08 OctoberFranco, all you need to do is stop, think, and perhaps slightly understand that this is not the way things should be done. You have created a wirlwind of uncertainties and it is all thanks to your lack of common sense that things may escalate. Neither your language and nor your attitude is fit to any public figure especially a ” politician”. Austin might not be the nicest person around but he shour has more ethical fibre than you.
Paulus
Posted at 20:50h, 08 OctoberDeception is the art of the present PN administration/oligarchy. It is a MUST that this is brought to an end asap.
Sharon
Posted at 20:46h, 08 Octoberhttp://www.facebook.com/#!/FrancodebonoqafIlPdn
Chinese Jar
Posted at 01:37h, 09 OctoberDo please stop posting links to this site, Sharon. It’s getting boring.
Franco Debono
Posted at 08:30h, 09 Octobermany of your comments are even more boring because as you know i delete more than half
Alouette III
Posted at 20:29h, 08 OctoberRingrazzjament:
Kemm se ddumu tisparawlu
l-prim ministru mahbub taghna
lanqas qieghed imur jorqod
biex izomm lilna ferhana
Ma nahsibx li sejrin tajjeb
kif qeghdin tirragunaw
allahares kontu ddoqqu
ghax zgur kontu tistunaw
Aghtuh cans jistrieh xi naqra
ha jaghmlilna bagit sewwa
zgur ma jridx li jidhaq bina
qas qed johrog joqghod gewwa
Xi htija ghandu illi wiehed
mill-ministri jikkmandah
jiena smajt illi l-iskola
kien minn dejjem jibbuljah !
Lasta ta xkupa, tewma u werqa zebbuga
Posted at 20:17h, 08 OctoberJien smajt li it-tahwid kollu li ghandhom il-Libja fil-kabinett inqala wara li DCGGonziRCC iltaqa mieghu u beda jaghtih l-pariri fuq l-leadership skills specjalmetn fejn jidhlu team building(blocks etc) u empowerment. Rizultat?: spiccaw bla Prim Ministru u glied bejniethom! Tghid x’jaghtu!
Nahseb l-pariri hadhom minghand is-sahhara: dik tifhem fil-Libja ghax studjat kif Skipju tertaq lil Kartacinizi f’dawk in-nahat: M’hawnx bhala; opinion fuq kollox u fuq kulhadd! Ghalhekk gie OTTU l-Partit!
Possibli hadd ma jinduna li jekk inkeccuha lis-sahhara ghandna cans ma immorrux daqshekk hazin?
John Axiaq
Posted at 19:56h, 08 OctoberRCC baqa jzomm it-titlu ta’ ambaxxatur skond il-pm u godwin grima. Dan x’tahwid hu??????
Floater
Posted at 20:53h, 08 OctoberGhaziz Onor Dr. Franco Debono.
Jien lahhar elezjoni ivutajt lil partit Nazzjonalista. Biss pero’ dan il-partit li jisab fil-gvern mhux dak il-partit li ivutajt ghalih jien. Min hawn nixtieq nirringrazjak mill-Qalb ta’ kull azzjoni li int qed tiehu biex isalva id-demokrazija ta’ dan il-pajjiz.
Bhalissa f’dan il-pajjiz hemm hafna incertezza b’parlament li mhux jinfunzjona kif suppost. Jekk ma jimpurtax insaqsik mistoqsija, jekk Austin jirrezenja jew il- mozzjoni li int ressaqt tghaddi u Austin jirrizenja, int tivota favur il- budget?
Forsi mintix ser itini risposta cara pero’ nifmek.
Nixtieq nerga niehu din l-okkazjoni biex nirringazjak talli lili tajtni lehen u qed taqbes ghad drittijiet tijaj. Dritt ghad dimokrazija. Grazzi mill- qalb.
dawra b'rotta ghawdex
Posted at 00:25h, 09 Octoberlorry gonzi jekk vera mintiex ditatur ghamel iligi whissel blower act u jien ghandi bizzejed provi biex nikxef racket ta hmieg li minom iduru ma saqajk.
ghandek sfida min bicca bniedem bhali u ohroga.
il bqija jekk qatt ma tamel din iligi vera tametti li int ditatur modren
jien lorry gonzi batlek email li tmur lura 2008 fejn ghatlek fuq il hmieg li qijad jamel austin gatt u min fuq wigibtni biex jien imur neduka ruhhi ghazmien tal lum. totalment injorajt kollox mili jien ghatlek fuq austin gatt.
issa 5 snien kwazi waslu fit tmiem u jien ghandi risposta ghaliek
kont nemen li tkun nazjonalist u il vera isewwa imma ilum il gurnata meta
nafek sew lorry ghax ninzalek il kappel li vera taf tigdeb imma li zgur ma tafx tahbi lespresjoni ta wicek
hdiemt ghaliek bla waqfien imma issa bla waqfien nahdem kontriek gidieb
dawra b'rotta ghawdex
Posted at 00:42h, 09 Octobermeta kien prim ministru karmenu mifsud bonnici u wara itelfa qlajnijilu izero ghax hlief pudini ma ghamilx. int taf gonzi li il kmb zero baqa il joke of the day ghal bosta snien u taf ukoll li wara hafna snien baqa jisemma bhala politiku komiku bla boxla.
issa int waqajt il partit tal pn flistes level ta kmb zero.
ghajp ghal kunjomok li tista tajt li zijuk u int hlief mibeda u firda mghamiltux
jekk min ghaliek qijad tuza dak il kliem li eddie kien jadilna isewwa jirbah zgur ? issa ibqa ghajda ghax isewwa jirbah zgur imma mux int tirbah ghax la int sewwa u wisq ghanqas int zgur gidieb
goldfish
Posted at 19:52h, 08 OctoberThis blog is the best freedom house in Maltese history.
Jon Mifsud
Posted at 19:23h, 08 OctoberHawn hi ufficjali….
http://www.inewsmalta.com/dart/20121008-uffi-jali-il-gvern-abbar-il-ftehim-ma-st-philips
Shuna Shuna
ROBERT NORMAN
Posted at 18:58h, 08 OctoberLet us all congratulate the Emperor on his new invisible clothes. Il-pupa dinja daqshiex fih !
Le le fejn mortu b’raskhom………id-dejn !
lol
Malteser
Posted at 18:57h, 08 OctoberPeter Darmanin, kitiblek ittra biex toqghid naqra bravu u tobdi lilu u lill-Prim Ministru. Ma ninswex li ftit zmien ilu dan Peter Darmanin kien qal li inti Franco “postok fil-mizbla tal politika Maltija”. Lest you forget.
Franco Debono
Posted at 19:05h, 08 Octoberpeter darmanin minghandi gid ra. u meta cempilli jawgurali happy birthday, wara li kien ghajjarni jien lqajt dawk l awguri minghand nazzjonalist bhali
Pauline
Posted at 19:42h, 08 OctoberThat’s because you’re superior, Hon. Debono.
Chinese Jar
Posted at 01:38h, 09 OctoberHe is so superior that his only supporters are in the enemy camp.
Really smart.
bond
Posted at 18:52h, 08 OctoberThanks franco for taking a stand against your own party …. we cant support him anymore, we are close of getting poor becouse of this PM . he dont give a damm of country . He only cares of his close friends .
Thanks again franco
EX PN SUPPORTERS
Atragon
Posted at 18:46h, 08 OctoberFranco is right.
See……. http://www.thequantumeye.org
Paul Micallef
Posted at 18:25h, 08 OctoberFranco what you are saying makes a lot of sense but keep in mind that it was Parliament that voted the Libyan Prime Minister out of office. So far the Maltese Parliament did not have the privilege to do so.
tadinda
Posted at 18:22h, 08 OctoberDr. Debono, I suggest you investigate the Company/ies who have approached existing Parkers and the letters which have been sent to them by a certain Mr. Pu;e. To my mind this smacks of corruption.
http://www.inewsmalta.com/dart/20121008-tajt-id-dritt-tieg-lil-addiehor-issa-se-ji-ri
Joe
Posted at 18:35h, 08 OctoberI have a feeling they know that the next general election will not be won by PN. Therefore: Ahtaf kemm tiflah qabel ma nitilfu l-poter…
tadinda
Posted at 19:44h, 08 OctoberThanks your comment Bulldog. On the St. Phillips issue what I do not understand is this:
1. We had a functioning hospital in St. Lukes (warts and all) so,
2. We built a new Hospital, Mater Dei, costing millions of euros which took a huge number of years that was badly planned from the word go, them.
3. We again started to use part of St. Lukes’ as a convalescence hospital, also,
4. We used part of st. Lukes to be given to Malta Enterprise which spent millions , as a temporary office now,
5. We are paying 12 million Euros for an 8 year lease, to then buy it (as an option) after 8 years.
All the above not mentioning the millions of Euros spent in the other huge muddle between The Boffa Hospital in Floriana, the transfer to Zammit Clapp and the now new Oncology Hospital at Mater Dei.
Just some more food for thought and comment. No wonder our National Debt has skyrocketed!!!!
bulldog
Posted at 18:46h, 08 OctoberTatinda that is peanuts compared to Dr.Frank Portelli’s dilapidated hospital at a cost of €20million and the €3.2 million gift to extent a car park area. The car park company that paid only €23,000 some years ago for a lease of a land to be converted to a car park area on the outskirts of Valletta.
Chaybdis
Posted at 22:18h, 08 OctoberProbably your comment applies equally well to Stanley Portelli and Ian Falzon..
Malti
Posted at 18:55h, 08 OctoberKonrad Pule’ was the person who escaped the TM (Pieta) bomb some time ago and which unfortunately Major Ripard did not escape.
I believe that this person is being used by Austin Gatt who has put him (Konrad Pule’) in the forefront of the battle. Of course, this Pule’ is too young to realise and understand the trouble he has been set in. I have spoken and sort of negotiated with this Pule’ and I find him that he knows nothing about the subject (transport), after all he is more trained as a magician and illusionist together with some accounts than anything else.
ta kafkaf
Posted at 19:32h, 08 Octoberwell, then he has the right credentials for the job…everything is vanishing and going up into thin air…a great magician indeed.
Harbuxi
Posted at 20:53h, 08 OctoberDear Dear Dear! everything is an illusion – the par idejn sodi, 20000 job, unemployment, economy etc.. The only things which are not an illusion are the electricity bills, the Euro 500 weekly increase, the inner circle and the lies.