Comments on: Joseph is in Italy, the Prez is in Peru, and You Know Who is looking for a cock-fight

By: Fido

Fido — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:35:31 +0000

Tgħid il-“bwiez tar-rubber bil-Gucci print” se tixtrihom mingħand il-‘Vu cumpra’ fuq Ponte Sant’ Angelo?

By: ciccio

ciccio — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:43:03 +0000

In reply to maryanne. They seem to be on a mission. Are we sure they did not take a long haul flight from Rome to Peru?

By: winwood

winwood — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 12:59:48 +0000

In reply to maryanne. Have you checked about Nuxellina?

By: maryanne

maryanne — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:41:22 +0000

Joseph is in Italy. Anglu is in Italy. Is there anyone else from the Labour camp in Italy?

By: ciccio

ciccio — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:15:35 +0000

Since Joseph Muscat also said that we now have two prime ministers, Franco Debono must have thought that Joseph was referring to him in at least one case, possibly in both cases.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 05:32:59 +0000

Kemm hu cock-fighter biezel.

By: Plagarised

Plagarised — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:58:02 +0000

In reply to Angus Black.

Angus Black is right, the president only has the constitutional right and not the obligation to ask for information, the keyword in the text is ‘may ask’ (jista’ jitlob, in the Maltese version) and not ‘must ask’ (obligat jitlob).

The same applies to the fact that the president has the constitutional right to dissolve parliament at any time by proclamation if he sees fit but not the obligation to do so. (Sec 76 of the Constitition).

That’s one crappy lawyer I wouldn’t want on my side.

http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=8566&l=1

By: Angus Black

Angus Black — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:20:01 +0000

In reply to Texter Dexter.

Actually it is the Prime Minister who, at his discretion informs the President about matters of political interest outside Parliament.

One would think that, like in this case, the President would have access to all the information which he or his office requires and I would not expect the PM to wire the Pres informing him that JPO resigned from the Nationalist Party.

If JPO resigned his Parliamentary seat, the President would need to be informed for the simple reason that it is he who would sign the Writ for a bye-election to be held.

By: Texter Dexter

Texter Dexter — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 00:10:25 +0000

If that is what section 87 actually states, then it puts the onus on the Prime Minister to inform the President, if the President requests the information.

It does not specifically place any responsibility on the President to request the information.