Riforma Kostituzzjonali (5) – The Times Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – Ministerial Responsibility

Riforma Kostituzzjonali (5) – The Times Tuesday, February 28, 2012 – Ministerial Responsibility

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Personal liability of ministers ‘should be in the Constitution’

The Chairman of the Select Committee on the Re-codification and Consolidation of Laws, Franco Debono, said that the provision for individual ministerial responsibility should be included in the Constitution.

Ministers should have no alternative but to resign if they lose a vote of no-confidence in Parliament
 

This was so that ministers would have no alternative but to resign when they lose a no-confidence vote in Parliament.

He said that this should be done so that neither the government of the day nor the civil service would be embarrassed.

Dr Debono was presiding a meeting of the committee during which lecturer in Constitutional Law Dr Austin Bencini and Dr Edward Zammit Lewis, together with the Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor Kevin Aquilina, give their input. The committee was discussing the need of Constitutional amendments on individual ministerial responsibility.

Dr Francis Zammit Dimech (PN) said that he knew of no case where a minister did not resign after a no-confidence vote. On a legal level, however, he agreed on a constitutional amendment so that a no-confidence vote in a minister would lead to resignation.

Dr José Herrera (PL) said that when one is a public officer, one should enjoy immunity from personal responsibility. Ministers should always carry political responsibility. Maltese civil and criminal law provided for personal action against any public official, including a minister in cases of “dolus” where the official intentionally took wrong decisions.

Dr Bencini agreed that this was the classic example of constitutional amendments which reflected procedures.

Dr Zammit Lewis noted that there was no constitutional mechanism to guarantee that a minister would have to resign after a no-confidence vote.

Dr Zammit Dimech said that a minister’s resignation from office should remain a political choice and not defined in legal terms.

Dr Debono and Dr Herrera both said that the time was ripe for the President to be invested with more powers to reflect his position as guardian of the Constitution.

Dr Debono said President George Abela had taken the initiative of being a catalyst in constitutional reform.

He said that the appointment of the President should be by a two-thirds majority and where this was not achieved it would then be determined by an absolute majority.

Dr Zammit Dimech also spoke on the need of the Standing Orders being reviewed and to also include the possibility for MPs to correct their vote during the sitting.

Earlier, Dr Bencini remarked that the committee was handling more than the re-codification of laws. It was redefining Malta’s public law. The code reflected sections in the Constitution dealing with ministerial responsibility and removal of judges.

Professor Aquilina presented the committee with laws and reports on the composition and function of Judicial Appointments Boards in Scotland and in EU states. Dr Debono remarked that the Scottish model was similar to Malta’s system and could be fine-tuned for the country’s needs.

Dr Herrera said that judicial appointments should not be the responsibility of the Commission for the Administration of Justice. He said the government was not obliged to take advice on judicial appointments from the commission.

Dr Zammit Lewis said the members of the board could be appointed from former judges and magistrates. The members of the committee agreed in principle with such a board.

Professor Aquilina said he was a member of the Judicial Studies Committee which applied a mentoring system and was responsible for the training of new magistrates. Dr Franco Debono said that a formal structure for training should be set up.

The committee also referred to cases where the Constitutional Court nullified laws. Both Dr Herrera and Dr Zammit Dimech said one had to distinguish between cases where the nullification of a law was restricted to the case decided from others that had a wider effect.

Dr Bencini suggested that the administrative code should include procedures to be followed when a law was declared unconstituitional.

 

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20120228/local/Personal-liability-of-ministers-should-be-in-the-Constitution-.408851

59 Comments
  • J.A.
    Posted at 17:55h, 12 May

    Dr. Franco
    Inti li tant tiggieled ghal gustizzja fost il Maltin , ghandhek opinjoni dwar id Dalligate saga?
    U pls tista’ f’gieh is sewwa tholl din il kobba li qed jitkellmu fuqha Demm Nazzjonalist u Blue,

  • Demm Nazzjonalist
    Posted at 13:41h, 11 May

    @Blue Titanium, le dik il-mara mhux mill-Hamrun.Id-dnub ta dik il-mara kien li telqet lil Tony F. il gran Alla ta` Malta u minhabba li hija mara libera kienet bdiet hbiberija ma MP laburist.Hemm xi haga hazina?It-tnejn kienu liberi imma il-gelozija ta Tony wasslithu biex jaghmel hafna hmerijiet.Tghid Tony F. u Dalli kellhom one to score with the labour MP?Kuntent li farrakta mieghu ukoll Tony?Jekk trid tkun taf anke Simon kien jaf fhiex kont involut u kien jaf qabel ma faqqet il-gwerra fil-Libja.He got to know through Kevin.Dan jissejjah counteracting.Ghaddejt lil dik il-mara ta mignuna ma kulhadd.Int gibt dan kollu fuqek Tony.Nirrepeti li kemm kandidati Nazzjonalisti u Laburisti li farrakt kienu avzati.Bicciet minnhom lahhqu hadhu passi u niehu gost li dik il-mara avzathom anke face to face.

  • Demm Nazzjonalist
    Posted at 11:03h, 10 May

    Dott Debono inti ghandek mertu kbir quddiem Alla mhux ghax waqa l-gvern nazzjonalista jew ghax il-klikka spiccat.Il-klikka hemm kienet u hemm ser tibqa ghax go fiha hemm nies li hadd qatt ma immagina.Ghandek mertu ghaliex grazzi ghal dan il blog we are” Counteracting” and we are “Exposing”, people and facts.U baqa` hafna u hafna izjed x’nizvelaw.Kif gietek din l-idea genjali sincerament ma nafx.Naf biss li Alla juza l-kulhadd.

  • Vigilant
    Posted at 10:03h, 10 May

    I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain
    what I consider THE MOST ENVIABLE OF ALL TITLES, the character of an
    “HONEST MAN.” George Washington.

    • Vigilant
      Posted at 10:04h, 10 May

      Now that is a nice quote

  • Vigilant
    Posted at 09:50h, 10 May

    @Blue titanium soldier
    In your explanation of your family tree in one verse you said:
    “Dimora : Napoli e Roma”
    did you mean to say:
    Camorra : Napoli e Roma? 🙂

    Here is a sweet story:
    A snobbish old Conte in persona was asked by a firm if he would recommend a certain man for a job. The Conte wrote back:
    “Mr.Blue is an excellent young man. He is the Son of Conte Blue, Grandson of General Blue Tit, Cousin of Sir Henry Blue, Nephew of Lord Bleu, and he is otherwise well related.”
    The firm wrote back:-
    “Thank you very much for your letter of recommendation concerning Mr. Blue. But we must point out that we require him for clerical work, not for breeding purposes.”
    🙂

    • Blue titanium soldier
      Posted at 18:48h, 10 May

      Good joke but i employ not get employed

  • Alouette III
    Posted at 21:09h, 09 May

    Ittra ta’ Guzi lil Xmun

    Grazzi Xmun minn qalbi kollha
    talli wrejt fiducja fija
    se naghmel kif ghidtli inti
    immexxi din l-art Maltija

    Toqghodx tghid li qed titqanzah
    kemm se ddum fl-oppozizzjoni
    ghax fil-kas jekk int tiddejjaq
    ghandek is-suppozizzjoni

    Jekk tixtieq li jtuk l-ghajnuna
    fittex lin-Nazzjonalisti
    u hu hsieb li dik il-klikka
    twarrabha minn fuq il-listi

    M’ghandekx ghalfejn taghmel bhali
    bl-esperjenza ssir kapaci
    sakemm titghallem ftit iehor
    tibqax izjed tkun pacpaci.

  • Alouette III
    Posted at 20:20h, 09 May

    Ittra ta’ Xmun lil Guzi

    Jiena Xmun ta’ wara Gonzi
    is-sebgha fid-dinastija
    ghandek hemm hmistax-il-sena
    tmexxi lil din l-art Maltija

    Ghalkemm jiena qed nitqanzah
    kullhadd jaf li jien bla hila
    ghandi nkun fl-oppozizzjoni
    ghal hmistax-il-sena nfila

    Nitlob l-ghajnuna tal-klikka
    biex ikunu il-forcina
    se nfittex in-nghag mitlufa
    akkost li nidhol fil-kcina

    Jien se nibda naghmel bhalek
    ghaliex m’ghandix esperjenza
    se noqghod nikkopja lilek
    nirrepeti kull sentenza.

  • blue titanium soldier
    Posted at 19:15h, 09 May

    @ belti ir russian hamster
    DIN HIJA SPJEGAZJONI DWAR KULJOMI
    famiglia decorata con RR.LL:PP. 20 marzo 1891 del titolo tramissibile di conte in persona del consiglieri della Corte dei C onti e senatore del Regno d’Italia Michele, di Biagio Giacchi, originario di Sepino.
    La famiglia e iscritta nei Libro d’Oro della Nobilta Italiana e nell’ Eleleneo Nobiliare Italiano col titolo di conte (mpr.).
    Dimora : Napoli e Roma

    Forsi xi darba tifhem, meta tkun tal kalibru tieghi kellimni u ghall issa kompli aqsam qalbek

    • Demm Nazzjonalist
      Posted at 20:15h, 09 May

      @Blue Titanium, ghidilhom kif ahna konna l- “Elite”.Dak iz-zmien in- nies puliti biss kienu Nazzjonalisti.Kif ktibt fis-sajf li ghadda li tort ta` EFA li l-partit spicca gab certu nies fil-partit.Tony F., tinsa qatt li int it-tifel ta` Guza li kienet tbiegh il-bicciet, mentri dik il-mara gejja minn background Nazzjonalist pulita.Imissek tisthi taghmel dak kollu lil demm nazzjonalist.But then again— you are sick— and Dr Gonzi had copies of the obscene emails which were sent to that lady.

      • blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 21:14h, 09 May

        @ demm nazzjonalist
        iva habieb jien gej min razz lil il bambin oghgbu itija il grazja min kollox u iva razz pulita, imma dak ma jfissirx li ser inhalli lil xihadd min ghalih jaghmilni tapit ghax ikun sejjer hafna zbaljat. Jien insertajt pulit li mis shema lisfel ma jdejjaqni xejn. It’s always worth taking a chance as below the belt we’re all the same.
        ALLURA HABIEB GHADEK NAZZJONALIST? IL BIBIEN MIFTUHIN.
        xtahseb imorru ingeddu it tessera u nixxutjaw lil tony f. il barra?

        n.b. only names that deserve respect begin with capital letters and that way i’ll understand you better

        • Demm Nazzjonalist
          Posted at 22:37h, 09 May

          Jien Nazzjonalist, kont, ghadni u nibqa` pero` ha nkun onest mieghek.Sa lejlet l-elezzjoni kont indeciciz inhassarx il-vot jew le.Ivvotajt PN ghax kont cert u deciz li Tony F. fil-partit ma jibqax .Ser ikun difficili ghal PN li jkeccuh ghax jaf wisq affarijiet fuq il-PN.Dak haga wahda mat-tifel tal” Fahhlu” u cioe` ta RCC.Ajma hey x’confidant kellek Richard.Staqsi l-dik il-mara biex tghidlek min hu Tony F.But you owe Tony one Richard…..after all he used to monitor someone when Meinrad was in prison.U zgur li tghaddi martirju dik il-mara jekk taf daqs dawk sigrieti fuqkhom.Dead Woman Walking kien jghidilha Tony F.Isthu jekk tafhu tisthu.

    • J.A.
      Posted at 20:30h, 09 May

      Fuqhiex qed titkellem ezatt pls? din il kompozzizzjoni li ktibt biex tghidilna min fejn gej il kunjom ‘blue’ ?
      Tliftni ta!!…

      • blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 21:22h, 09 May

        ma kinitx indirizzata lilek imma ledukazjoni titlob li nispjegalek. hawn certu nies mejtin bil guh li jipprovaw iwaqqaw in nies ghan nejk imma min jitwieled blimarfa tad deheb fhalqu iebsa biex joqod igeddem dufrejh

    • Belti sal ponta ta mniehri
      Posted at 22:39h, 09 May

      Ruhi qalbi, ,x’sitwazzjoni sibt ruhek fija. Kullhadd qed ippejpek u ma tindunax. La jkun hemm xi reception nigi nghinek iggor it-tilari ta. Ghax ma tippuntax ghal Vici, issa tnejn se ikkolkhom bhal PL. Miskin Johnny.

      • Blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 07:10h, 10 May

        Kompli pejjep min ghalik u jien boros mhux tilari ingor u ghall isem pass il boghod qighed ghax ismi wiehed mil levangelisti imma mhu jhon

        • Demm Nazzjonalist
          Posted at 09:36h, 10 May

          @Blue, dawk qatt ma jistghu jifhmuk.Toto` kien jghid li “Signori si nasce, non si diventa.”Ahna generazzjoni ohra b’kultura Taljana .Kien zmien sabih fejn kont tkun proud li int Nazzjonalist.EFA farrak kollox ghax gab l-irmixk ta` Malta maghna.Ara per ezempju Gwido De Marco il-karriera tieghu bdiet anke fid-dar ta` dik il-mara li Tony F. farrak.Dawk nazzjonalisti puliti verament.Qatt kien rikonoxxenti Gwido?Never, ever.Jiftakruhom tajjeb in-nies ta Giorgio Borg Olivier lil dik il-familja.

          • Blue titanium soldier
            Posted at 18:52h, 10 May

            @ demm nazzjonalist
            Din il mara li issemmi , ghall li jista jkun mhux mil hamrun? Faccata tal granit iswed?

        • J.A.
          Posted at 20:50h, 10 May

          Matteo, Marco, jew Luqa allora eh,
          Tutti belli come nomi.
          @demm nazzjonalist
          Qtajtli ghattx bil perzuta, bhalma nghidu ahna l Maltin ordinarji ; Dan A.S. min hu pls?

          • J.A.
            Posted at 21:02h, 10 May

            P.S
            Ghidli min hu tony F ukol pls.
            Veru nbati bil kurzita jien

          • Demm Nazzjonalist
            Posted at 08:38h, 12 May

            @J.A A.S kien fuq dissett Tony F .Dik il-mara taf fejn kienet ix-xhud waqt dak il-process.Tony F.ghandu pinna tajba bl-Ingliz.Ix-xoghol tal-partit kien f’idejh fejn tidhol pinna bl-Ingliz.Baqa` hafna x’nizvelaw.

    • xitan
      Posted at 23:10h, 09 May

      X kalibru ghandek hi ? …… ghidilna halli nkunu nafu

      • Blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 18:50h, 10 May

        Ghandi kalibru ta kollox tajjeb u hazin imma bum mejjet bil guh zgur minhiex

    • Pitirross
      Posted at 13:44h, 10 May

      Blue…xi trid tghid biha din tal-kunjom? Spjegalna naqra ahjar ghax m’ahniex nifhmu u qed tnehhilna l-gost kollu, ahna li niffrekwentaw dan il-blog.

  • Demm Nazzjonalist
    Posted at 18:23h, 09 May

    Simon kien imbuttat mill-group tas-sadisti sfrenati fosthom Tony F.Ilni snin twal naf jien li wara Gonzi kien imiss lil Simon u jekk tridu nghidilkhom anke min hu il-ghost writer tieghu l-ahwa.

    • J.A.
      Posted at 20:22h, 09 May

      Iva ghidilna pls.
      Jogghbuna dawn l affarijiet
      S saga tkompli!

      • Demm Nazzjonalist
        Posted at 21:31h, 09 May

        Il-ghostwriter ta` Simon huwa A.S…….mhux Alfred Sant biex hadd ma jifhem hazin.

        • Pitirross
          Posted at 22:17h, 09 May

          Nahseb naf min hu….. ala sormu…. Qeghdin sew!

  • joe camilleri
    Posted at 17:39h, 09 May

    Ara vera m`hemmx stoffa fil-PN biex ikkonfermaw lil Simon li wara li kien fuq quddiem tal-kampanja elettorali dizastru li sofra il-PN. Qas jisthi. Meta kien jitkellem MA NAFX GHADNI, jew MA KONTX INVOLUT DAKINHAR jew MA KELLIX X`NAQSAM u tefa` r-responsabbilta` fuq haddiehor. Min jafu mill-qrib qalli, “Qatt rajt buzzieqa minfuha li wara xi zmien tohorgilha l-arja u ssir qisha bezzula kollha tikmix? Dak hu il-leader il-gdid tal-PN.”

    • PDN
      Posted at 18:09h, 09 May

      U DDAHAQX JOE!! simon mhux fl ahhar xahar gie!!! kif tridu twahlu fih! ghira din!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      • blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 18:37h, 09 May

        biex ikun honest jien minhiex kuntent li ghandna lil Simon bhala leader imma lest li intieh ic cans ghax min jaf, forsi jkun kapaci

        • Pitirross
          Posted at 22:20h, 09 May

          Simon minn biskuttin sar bezzula kollha tikmix! Hallina
          Blue.

          • Blue titanium soldier
            Posted at 22:37h, 09 May

            @ pitirross
            Aw habieb tieghi ta sidru ahmar int nahseb ma tridx tifhem dak li nikteb jien, erga aqra lewwel bicca

          • Pitirross
            Posted at 13:40h, 10 May

            Aw blue. Mela f’dawn l-affarijiet nistghu noqoghdu naghtu cansijiet. Hemm ir-responsabbilita ta kwazi nofs malta ta. Daqshekk hawn nazz li jissapportjaw lil dan il-partit, nofs malta (aqta 36000). Nibza li Simon ser jibqa’ bl-idea tal-ucuh….intom u ahna!

          • Spiro the dragon
            Posted at 21:56h, 12 May

            Pittirros din d darba naqbel mat titanium, lanqas jien Ma jien konvint imma Ma tistax tigudikah mija fil mija fuq xahar li ghamel deputy. Jekk Ma huwiex lol ghal cans, il ghala l pl Ma nehhix lil sant u baqa jtih cans fuq iehor?

  • Alouette III
    Posted at 13:03h, 09 May

    Is-Sodda

    Ara kemm ghandna ghamara
    min antiki w ohrajn godda
    l-aktar wahda li toghgobna
    minnhom kollha tkun is-sodda

    Min iridha f’nofs il-kamra ,
    xi whud fir-rokna tmiss mal-hajt
    jew inkella taht it-tieqa ,
    dan zgur kollu santu cajt

    L-importanti tkun ir-raqda
    dejjem hekk kont nifhem jiena
    meta konna ghadna trabi
    konna norqdu fil-benniena

    Meta nkunu fuq is-sodda
    jsiru hafna movimenti
    m’hemmx eta, kulur jew razza ,
    jaghmluhom l-adoloxxenti

    Issib min joqghod jitghazzen
    ghax ikollu s-sodda shuna
    nghid ghalija l-ahjar raqda
    meta nkun fuq il-pultruna.

  • Ganni Borg
    Posted at 11:26h, 09 May

    Mela skond Simon Busuttil il-bibien tal-kwartieri huma miftuha….pero mhux ha joqod jinhela fuq min resaq lejn il-PL.

    Dan il-kliem nahseb li hu dirett BISS lejn Franco Debono, Jesmond Mugliett, Musumeci u JPO.

    Nghid jien jekk ma jarax kif jerga jressaq lill dawn in-nies kif irid li l-PN jingrana meta li kienu jghidu dawn in-nies kellhom jibilawh kollu ghax kellhom ragun.

    • Fleur
      Posted at 13:56h, 09 May

      B dan ir ragunament, l istess nies li tilfu l fiducja fil PN ghax qabblu ma dak li kien qed jghid Franco, ha jibqghu fejn huma sa kemm Simon jibqa b dik il pozizzjoni fil konfront t Franco.
      Imma dawn l affarijiet huma sempliciment sens komun,possibli li dan mhux qed jarah il kap il gdid tal PN!

      • Spiro the dragon
        Posted at 21:58h, 12 May

        Fleur, common sense is not so common 🙂

    • Simon hu kwadru u zgur nhux se isir tond!
      Posted at 14:00h, 09 May

      Ghamilt lejl ma irqadx b’Simon l- kap il- gdid taghna. Ir-raguni hi semplici. Fl-Ewropa, l- partit li jitlef l-elezzzjoni hu mistenni li l-leaders tieghu jirrezenjaw u mhux jigi immanuvrati-mill-mexxejj ta qabel- biex jibqghu hemm!
      Dan ifisser li mhu se jinbidel xejn, u frankament nahseb li l-aktar wiehed li kien ferhan se imut, kien il- wanker, li bl-arroganza, ksuhat u pruzunzjoni, dan il- bravu fottilna partit li, bhal ma qal Dr Debono, se jigi ikkontrollat aktar minn qatt qabel mill-klikka li farket u kisret lil partit: il- Nazzjonlalisti zaghzagh li huma genwini jixraqilhom ferm ahjar!

    • Doing the same mistake and expecting different results!
      Posted at 17:33h, 09 May

      Insanity….doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results! Making the same mistake twice, is not a mistake : its a choice..PN’s choice was to elect Simon’ gas down ghal gol-hajt’!
      Oppja, an other 10 years in opposition; somethings bhal ma jghid ir-riklam tal- kunserva- ta tlett gholjiet-never change!

  • Vigilant
    Posted at 08:55h, 09 May

    @Blue titanium soldier
    You can’t continue living on ‘Hope’. Sometimes its wise to act like water of a river, when it cannot move a rock it goes round it.
    I have suffered psychologically and financially(for the rest of my years) for being Honest. Being honest does not pay in a Mafia’s Den.

    There comes a time when you have to react as Jesus recommended:
    Mark 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them.

  • Blue titanium soldier
    Posted at 23:15h, 08 May

    Dr. Franco Debono,
    Int fhimtu bhali lil Simon? Qal li il bieb miftuh ghall ex kandidati u ghall kullhadd int min int. Issa nazzjonalisti genwini bhali qedin nistennew lilek tisfidah. Jekk il bieb mhux miftuh ghaliek il bieb mhux miftuh ghall 20,000 nazzjonalist. Ghall linqas tija naqra hsieb. Grazzi
    Bhas soltu inselli ghalik u naprezza jekk kultant tibat it tislijiet tieghek 🙂

  • Alouette III
    Posted at 23:07h, 08 May

    Kap Gdid

    Simon Xmun mar tellaq wahdu
    fil-partit ghal qalb Terinu
    hekk ordnat li jsir mill-klikka
    immexxija minn Wistinu

    Hokkli dahri nhokklok dahrek
    hekk ried Gonzi jpoggi ‘l Xmun
    is-sebgha fid-dinastija
    biex warajh ikun fit-tmun

    Kellek ragun Dottor Franco
    kontra shabek int tirvilla
    sabiex huma jibqghu jgawdu
    kollox kien mahdum bizzilla !

  • Frosta
    Posted at 22:38h, 08 May

    Illejla gie fi tmiemu l-akbar guri li qatt sar f-isem il-partit nazzjonalista,wara il-hatra ta Busuttill jkollhi nghid li is-sentenza hija mil l-anqas 15 il-sena fl-oppuzizzjoni.mid diskors li ghamel jidher li l-aanqas biss ghandu strategijja originali ta kif ser jorganizza il-partit hafna mid-diskors li qall xbghajna nisimghuh min JM.L-affarijjiet jidrhu li il-Pn dejjem ser ikun 3 passi lura mill PL ghax ma hemmx mohh li jofri alternattivi originali u innovattivi.Nahseb il-Pn wasal iz-zmien li ma jinhatrux izjed avukati bhala leaders,3 kapijjiet wara xulxin avukati hija xi haga izjed min bizzejjed,l-istil ta tmexxijja bazikament ser jibqa l-istess u ma u ser jinbiddel xejn.

  • BEPPE for Deputy Leader
    Posted at 20:23h, 08 May

    Beppe Fenech Adami will be the next PN prime minister in ten years’ time.

    It is important taht PN councillors do not make any mistake.

    Beppe for Deputy Leader now and Leader after 2018 election

    • Pitirross
      Posted at 22:53h, 09 May

      Simon flopp u beppe fenech adami vroma. Joqoghdu sew flimkien, ikunu qishom Starsky and Hutch! U halluna. U jekk jiddeciedu li jaghmlu zewg deputy leaders ikunu qishom the three musketeers!

  • Rambo
    Posted at 10:47h, 08 May

    Blue,ma nahsibx li jien profeta izda nemmen li-illum il-kunsilliera li ivvutaw lill Demarco fuq struzzjonijjiet tighu jaghtu il-habel kollhu lill-Busuttil biex jitallaq bih hu u il-klikka gewwa il-Pn. L-ahhar darba ghetlek tidehr cara daqs il-kristall it-tatika uzata min demarco mhux worthed ghalih li jkompli it-tigrijja biex isir kap,Is-soluzzjoni hi halli lill klikka tilghab full time dawn il-hames snin u jisparixxu kollha in block wahedhom wara it-telfa ta l-elezzjoni li jmiss.Ghall demarco izjed facli din it triq inkellha joghqod jahli l-energijja tighu bhala kap tal partit u ta -l-oppuzijjoni biex inaddaf il-partit mill klikka f-dawn il-hames snin.Ic-cans u li Demarco jidher is-salvatur assolut wara l-elezzjoni li-jmiss.Dehret cara fuq it-tv li il fazzjoni Gonzipn ghada hemm u ma tridtx lill min jidhol go l-ghalqa izda il-move ta demarco hija tajba bizzejjed biex din il-klikka twarrab wahedha u minghajr hafna tqattieh f-xulxin wara l-elezzjoni li jmis.

    L-izball ghall Demarco jkun jekk jhallihom jinqdew bih f-dawn il-hames snin ghax jigi jider li hu komplici dirett fit telfa li jmiss.

    • ninnu
      Posted at 23:09h, 08 May

      Rambo……….. TINDAHALX.

      • Rambo
        Posted at 13:01h, 09 May

        Ninnu ma hiniex nindahal jien,sempliciment qieghed nispjega naqra dak li inti ma tisiax tifhem ghax mohhok maghluq,u biex forsi inkun ta gid ghalik u ma taghmilx mill l-anqas 15 il-sena fl-oppuzizzjoni.
        Hares Ninnu Busuttill fl-injury time ghamel hafna auto goals u ir-rizultat tal-loghba nafu x-kien,issa immagina naqra fil-full time x-ser jaghmel dan u kemm il-autogoal ser ikun hemm ghalekk ghetlek mill l-anqas 15 il-sena. Dal bniedem huwa no match at all prooved and tested.

  • Blue titanium soldier
    Posted at 23:18h, 07 May

    SIMON’S MASS MEETING
    smajt li kif Simon ikun konfermat il mexxej il gdid ha jorganizza mass meeting, fejn ma nafx forsi fuq il fosos biex jittestja is sahha tieghu. Franco jekk Simon a jiksibx 2/3 mil voti tal kunsilliera nhar l erbgha xjigri? Issir elezjoni ohra b kandidati godda? Dik lunika taghma li baqali

    • Vigilant
      Posted at 08:39h, 08 May

      @Blue titanium soldier

      I gave up on the PN quite a few years ago. I was made to suffer a lot. I was stupid enough to believe that Honesty is the best policy. But Honesty is not within the curriculum of the Mafia. There is no space left for decent people within the party. But then, you can’t blame them can you, since if you are honest you’ll be a menace to the den.
      These last 2 years I used to laugh and at times even angry at Franco. I used to think how naive he was when he was trying to push forward those laws like the Whistle Blower Act or the Party Finance Law. On the other hand, I have a fellow-feeling towards Franco, even though I never as yet met him personally!

      • Blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 21:38h, 08 May

        Well agreed but i will never give up, i had the same thoughts about Franco but we both where wrong but i still can’t understand why he stopped

        • ninnu
          Posted at 23:17h, 08 May

          but I still can’t understand why he stopped…………………. Mission Completed………….Future Secured.

          • blue titanium soldier
            Posted at 19:02h, 09 May

            @ ninnu
            habieb tieghi serrah rasek li jien nazzjonalist kont, ghadni u nipqa imma dan ma jfissirx li il partit mghandux ghall xiex jirrispondi, specjalment mghana it tesserati. il partit ghamel zbalji kbar u jisthoqilna twegibiet. likbar mistoqsija hi mhux ghalfejn Franco ghamel li ghamel imma ghaliex il partit ta dik is sahha kollha lil austin gatt meta in nazzjonalisti stess hilom ma jtellawh elet min 1998 u xorta ghal ministeru kellu tnejn u tlieta. it telfa hija kollha tort tieghu u Gonzi u il kabinet ghal xi raguni jew ohra baqaw favur austin. Ejja nghidu li forsi Franco kien egojist imma mignun ma nahsibx li hu ghax allura dan issagrifika il cariera politika tieghu ghal xejn? hekk ghall gost u pjacir? ma nistax naqbel mieghek fuq din ninnu ghax min hu politikant fil parlament u ministru iried ikun mhux kummisarju tal ligijiet

    • Spiro the dragon
      Posted at 16:46h, 08 May

      Blue titanium, nahseb konvint li magna tal partit fuq simon ghafset uxx?

      L PN ma jridx jitlaq l gheruq. Ghala Gonzi biss refa r responsabilita?????/ ssemmux li PBO, dak l idjota qatt ma messu kien hemm. Kella sir elezzjoni ghal kull kariga amministrattiva. min se jerfa r responsabilita tal pagi li ma thalsux? kienu aware l impjegati min dak li qed isir? tigix tghidli li tigbor l miljun u ghandek miljuni dejn ta?

      Mhux vera jhobbuh l partit. mhux vera jemmnu fil partit. l verita hi li juzaw lil partit. jekk jitla beppe vici leader. bejn simon u beppe jghamlu qassata u minimum ta 10 yeras fl oppozizjoni.

      L partit mhux mizbla, nadfu z ziebel. u dak li ma jridx nies itelfuh ghax irtirat jihu hsieb li l gheruq tieghu jehodom mieghu, mhux gab l familja tkompli terda.

      EFA bhal ma appella lil poplu fuq l fossos biex jivvota bi hgaru, jmissu jappella biex kull min b xi mod kien parti mit telfa jwarra biex jghatu tama li jistaw jerbhu. simon parti min telfa kbira. simon kieteb l programm elettorali (anke jekk perswas li kitbu rcc). imma hu jghid li hu ghamlu. mela jekk ihossu li kien daqsekk parti influwenti, iwarrab ghax mhu gdid xejn u l PN ghandu bzonn demm gdid.

      • Blue titanium soldier
        Posted at 21:45h, 08 May

        @ spiro
        Din bhal taz zejt tiftakara? Kienu jghidu qabel ma jmut Mintoff, Guido u EFA iz zejt ma jitlax u din listess qabel ma jmutu certu nies il partit ma jitnaddafx

        • Spiro the dragon
          Posted at 22:00h, 12 May

          Pajjiz mafjuz allura ghandna