Staying true to form ruling party members of Parliament opened the dabate on the serious allegations against the President not by contesting the facts stipulated in the documents given to them for review. Instead one after the other they engaged in a broadside about how uninterested their constituents were about a sitting President committing felonies. Some said they doubted the authenticity of the documents supporting the allegations saying they were probably manufactured at the UDP office in Banjul. One even ventured to say merely entertaining the motion in the House was in itself so remarkable that members demanding the hearing ought to be grateful at such an extension of courtesy. Not a single one of them who spoke showed any sign that they wanted to embark on a process that would have the simple culmination of absolving the President if infact all the allegations lacked merit. Afterall not a single document presented to the house regarding the allegations is unverifiable. All of the documents have names, addresses and times and recounts judicial processes with plaintiffs and defendants and a presiding judge. Fully aware of such a mountain of evidence these members know that their President is upto his neck in corruption and other associated felonies, crimes for which the constitution mandates his removal and eventual prosecution. Otherwise why wouldn't they support a process they are obliged to follow anyway by dint of their position as members of parliament that would quickly establish falsity if infact these are wrong accusations. The APRC members have collectively resorted to the crooks' approach to adjudication which says one needs not be bothered by the facts because one has already made up their mind. What is even more galling is the utter contempt they display in their recalcitrance. They are shameless and criminal in the way they have chosen to abdicate their responsibility. I think opposition MPs should vehemently insist on making sure a panel is formed to look into this even if it means continuously disrupting parliament throughout this sitting and every other sitting that remains in the term of this current parliament. The majority is not worth listening to and are certainly not entitled to preside over the business of a nation whose basic laws they are doing their utmost to undo. They are worse than a rubber stamp legislature. They have become active enablers in a murderous and criminal conspiracy against the country. They are unperturbed by the untold misery their collusion continues to bring to our nation and it's people. They are human leeches who would do anything to preserve themselves as MPs even if that means engulfing the nation into lawlessness.They may refuse to address the facts of these allegations but by God they should not be permitted to do anythingelse in the name of the people. I say shut the House down and if they choose to go to Kanalai and run a defacto parliament their then the rest of the nation can go about their business knowing fully well the APRC members are working hard serving their real constituent; Yahya Jammeh. Karamba ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------