Comments on: A message to those MPs who plan to vote No to the divorce bill, and to the party leaders who plan to allow them to do so instead of cracking the party whip https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/ Daphne Caruana Galizia is a journalist working in Malta. Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:13:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Joseph Vassallo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83293 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:13:53 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83293 A question to all Members of Parliament: If the majority of Maltese people vote in favour of abortion in a referendum, will you vote in favour of abortion legislation or against?

[Daphne – The choice there would be the same as the choice now: vote Yes or resign. This is a very simple principle.]

]]> By: mario farrugia https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83292 Tue, 31 May 2011 21:10:00 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83292 ———- VERY GOOD ————- AGREE 100% ———–

]]> By: John Schembri https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83291 Mon, 30 May 2011 19:14:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83291 Damn your principles stick to your party(leader):
Carmelo Abela and Marie Louise Coleiro Preca are going to vote in favour of divorce.
Who’s next?

]]> By: yor/malta https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83290 Mon, 30 May 2011 18:04:21 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83290 In reply to Mario.

Joseph could quite cynically leave the PN to try and pass a divorce law on its own with a simple stance like the PL shall respect the will of the people and implement divorce in the PL manifesto next election. His party will consider it a stroke of genius.

Gonzi will be then forced to coerce all his members of parliament to vote in favour of divorce or call an election. We could be in for a long mad summer.
That word consultative might have been too a bit clever because the PL are not bound by it.

]]> By: pippo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83289 Mon, 30 May 2011 14:18:13 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83289 maggoranza kbira qalu le

]]> By: BuBu https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83288 Mon, 30 May 2011 13:55:37 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83288 It looks like the MPs will be voting according to conscience after all – and the devil take the will of the majority:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110530/local/mps-reflect-on-referendum-some-say-they-will-vote-according-to-their-conscience.368060

]]> By: el bandido guapo https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83287 Mon, 30 May 2011 13:25:33 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83287 In reply to David.

Most incredibly, the “No” voters’ lack of capacity for logical and simple reasoning as you Daphne very perfectly set out, is coming to the fore, even now.

I don’t get this. 1+1 = 2, there are no two ways about it, this is not subject to any convoluted interpretation of the meanings and values of 1 and 2 respectively.

Politics for Dummies:

MPs did not decide on divorce, but asked the people to decide instead.

The people decided.

End of story.

]]> By: Kenneth Cassar https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83286 Mon, 30 May 2011 11:25:25 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83286 In reply to David.

Sure. U l-Partnership rebah.

]]> By: Kenneth Cassar https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83285 Mon, 30 May 2011 11:24:08 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83285 In reply to Mario.

For starters, Labour would get 60% or more first count votes in the next general elections.

]]> By: ciccio2011 https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2011/05/a-message-to-those-mps-who-plan-to-vote-no-and-to-the-party-leaders-who-plan-to-allow-them-to-do-so-instead-of-cracking-the-party-whip/#comment-83284 Mon, 30 May 2011 11:23:17 +0000 http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/?p=11602#comment-83284 In reply to edgar rossignaud.

Edgar, I perfectly agree with this view. The PN can now turn a challenge into an opportunity.

It can gain the trust and support of those who voted Yes, by legislating, as soon as possible, on a divorce law which the PN could brand as “family friendly divorce” or “fair divorce” or something like that, giving it a shape of its own, as long as this respects the referendum question.

At the same time, it still has the support of those who voted No, which was also the position supported by the party.

In my view, a key approach to the matter will be to try to maintain some distinction between the position of the party and the position of the parliamentary group, i.e. what we call the government. The PN as a party can retain a no position, which after all, now has no meaning. On the other hand, the “PN government” delivers divorce for those who need it, which matters.

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