Dianne Kohler Barnard suspended - DA

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(Previously, http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?217015-Drama-in-the-National-Assembly)
Ian Davidson:
After consultation with our Parliamentary Leader, Athol Trollip MP, I have today written to the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Honourable Max Sisulu, to notify him that, in light of her recent conduct in the House, the DA has acted to suspend Dianne Kohler Barnard MP with immediate effect, for five days. Those five days the 17, 18, 19, 22 and 23 February. I have further request that, on the first sitting day of Parliament, after her return to duty, Ms Kohler Barnard address the House and apologise unconditionally for her words, something to which she has agreed. A copy of that apology has also been sent to the Speaker.
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Consider that the DA has been accused of being "treasonous", a crime punishable by death in many countries; that labour brokers have been labelled "slave traders" and "human traffickers"; that Tony Leon has been maliciously accused of being "a lance corporal in a helicopter above the streets of Soweto, firing tear gas and bullets at the harmless students" and, in the Western Cape legislature it was even suggested that Leon's wife was found for him by the "Israeli secret service". None of these statements - libellous, racist, and defamatory - were met with any serious condemnation by the ruling party and certainly no decisive action.

The ball is now in the ANC's court. The DA has set a precedent. We have acted immediately and unambiguously. It is now time for the ruling party to adopt a similar attitude to its own repeated transgressions.
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http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71654?oid=161023&sn=Detail
 
Now that's integrity, great call. Let's see the ANC trip up on this one :)
 
I am pleased to see that the DA has acted swiftly with integrity in this matter.

However, the ANC appears to have become too tolerant of its own member's discretions and as ruling party would rather defend their discretions at all costs. Unfortunately this sends a rather poor message to, not only is parliamentary members, but also to it's members and supporters further afield.

Time we take responsibility for actions where they are indeed wrongful. ;)
 
Why would the ANC discipline any of their members ? What their members do and say is acceptable to the ANC :D
 
Well, I'm glad the DA has taken a hardline, they need to show they a the moral choice.

Many of those ANC MPs that essentially stole from Parliament are still there today, is that not far worse than calling the deputy speak a bad word? Not that I blame Dianne for swearing at the deputy Speaker, she sounds like and ass! But unfortunately you just can't do that, and the ANC needs to f*#cking learn it ;)
 
Hmmm, if the ANC had to suspend every person from their party that has misbehaved in parliament all at once I think their would be very few left in their seats.
 
Who can blame Dianne for swearing with all those ANC clowns around?? Need more than the patience of a Saint....
 
Freshy-ZN said:
Who can blame Dianne for swearing with all those ANC clowns around?? Need more than the patience of a Saint....
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The Houses of Parliament are an instutution. It doesn't matter who the MP is, you don't F and blind! Let's not make excuses for her.
 
I think the first half of the statement is good and it should have ended there. The second half is just their normal rhetoric which seems to have a polarising effect (although everything mentioned is true).
 
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nice pr exercise, but i suppose it has to start somewhere.
 
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