Deputies petition for constitution debate
Monday 28th July 2008, 2:29PM BST.
CHIEF Minister Lyndon Trott today faces a block to his signing an historic constitutional agreement with the UK’s Lord Chancellor.
A letter, signed by a majority of States members, has been sent to Deputy Trott demanding that the matter be debated in the House. Deputy Matt Fallaize (pictured) arranged for it to be signed and, as of this morning, 27 deputies had put their names to it.
He said that number could increase before he handed it to Deputy Trott or his advisers at Sir Charles Frossard House at 9am. Deputy Fallaize claimed the chief minister did not have the authority to sign a constitutional framework without the consent of the States.
‘I think the chief minister would be advised not to sign the agreement if the majority of States members want it to be debated,’ he said. ‘We are not taking a view on whether the agreement is advantageous or otherwise. It’s a matter of principle that it needs to be debated by the States.’
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Too right this should be debated.
Deputy Trott may be our Chief Minister but surely he does not have a mandate to sign a constitutional agreement with the UK without first seeking the consent of the States?
There are increasingly worrying signs that power is going to our Chief Minister’s head – the fact that he thinks he can sidestep democratic debate in this way appears to me to be bordering on megalomania.
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Well done Deputy Fallaize for bringing this to a head. Of course it should be debated.
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