Parliament is the supreme authority in any democracy - the place where the elected representatives of the people gather to make the laws that govern our lives and that we are obliged to obey for the common good. Yet what happens when certain of those elected representatives don't get what they want because they can't persuade their fellow MPs to … [Read more...] about # THE LOSERS SHOW THEIR CONTEMPT FOR DEMOCRACY AND THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE
# O SOBO! THE MYSTERY OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S GOLD ROLEX DEEPENS
We can be certain that Sitiveni Rabuka is having the day from hell, first licking his wounds over the humiliation of the Coalition's Bill to change the Constitution being defeated in Parliament last night and now fresh questions about the gold Rolex watch that he has been flashing on his wrist. The saga of the watch has now gone regional (and … [Read more...] about # O SOBO! THE MYSTERY OF THE PRIME MINISTER’S GOLD ROLEX DEEPENS
# COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE MAN. RINESH SHARMA TORPEDOS THE BILL TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION (UPDATED 0800 WED)
An obscure Opposition backbencher has shot to national prominence by destroying the Coalition's hopes of changing the Constitution for the foreseeable future by switching his "yes" vote at the first reading of the parliamentary bill to "no' at the second reading and producing a humiliating defeat. Whether Rinesh Sharma's change of heart was … [Read more...] about # COMETH THE HOUR, COMETH THE MAN. RINESH SHARMA TORPEDOS THE BILL TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION (UPDATED 0800 WED)
# BREAKING NEWS…HUMILIATION FOR SITIVENI RABUKA AND THE COALITION
# THE BIG STITCH-UP. HOW THE COALITION PLANS TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION WITHOUT YOU HAVING ANY SAY AT ALL
So we now know the game-plan Sitiveni Rabuka and his Attorney General, Graham Leung, intend to use to alter the 2013 Constitution without having to fulfil its requirement for a referendum of voters, which would need to meet an approval threshold of 75 per cent to achieve lawful change. As Grubsheet has reported for months, it involves going … [Read more...] about # THE BIG STITCH-UP. HOW THE COALITION PLANS TO CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION WITHOUT YOU HAVING ANY SAY AT ALL
# THE EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF PRAMESH SHARMA, COALITION CHEERLEADER AND DOGLA (TRAITOR) TO THE RULE OF LAW
As Fiji's minorities brace themselves for the historic betrayal that is threatened by Sitiveni Rabuka's attempt to change the Constitution to entrench indigenous rights, Indo-Fijians in particular are turning their attention to those within their ranks who are aiding and abetting the process. First and foremost of these, of course, is the NFP … [Read more...] about # THE EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF PRAMESH SHARMA, COALITION CHEERLEADER AND DOGLA (TRAITOR) TO THE RULE OF LAW