Outgoing PA parliament tightens Abbas' grip on gov't

Jerusalem Post ^ | 2/13/06

[Jack_1]

The outgoing Palestinian parliament gave Mahmoud Abbas sweeping new powers Monday, just days before Hamas was to take control of the legislature.

Legal expert Issam Abdeen said the new legislation would allow Abbas to "cancel any law approved by the new parliament on the pretext it is unconstitutional."

Hamas spokesman Said Siyam said parliament had no right to make last-minute changes, and that Hamas would overturn the old parliament's decisions after the new legislature convenes Saturday.

"The parliament has no mandate and no authority to issue any new legislation," he said, calling Monday's action "not legitimate."

[Jack_1]

You can't loose if you can change the law when it is endangering you, look at all the money the PA will save by not using the ACLU to control the government.

[Semper Paratus]

The best day of the new PA Parlimne will resemble the Taiwan Congress on it's worst day.

[Mike Darancette]

Hamas spokesman Said Siyam said parliament had no right to make last-minute changes, and that Hamas would overturn the old parliament's decisions after the new legislature convenes Saturday.

Then Abbas resigns and Hamas is screwed.

[Simo Hayha]

Read somewhere that Abdullah McCainas Rockdobbalas and Muhweino Feingoldumalum bin Fahdwakapus were working for bipartisan campaign finance reform and that Ross-al-bin JasimPerotipus was vehemently opposed to these measures, arguing that the parties should be perfectly willing to sling negative words and arrows, God be willing.