MPs must not rush to pass bills

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I WONDER whether our MPs read and understand acts and amendments before passing them.
Why are they passing important legislations without much opposition and in haste?
If this nation faces problems in the future, then the current group of MPs will be held responsible for their uneducated, hasty decisions.
I believe MPs are provided with legal advice as their decisions will affect the lives of the people.
But how many of them bother to seek advice?
And with the partisan stand of the speaker, opposition MPs hardly get any chance to debate bills and amendments in the so-called people’s house.
Does the speaker realise that he has on many occasions suppressed the people’s voice in Parliament by gagging their elected representatives?
This simply cannot continue to happen.
The MPs have made a major blunder by passing the controversial amendments to the Environment Act 2000.
If these changes are not rescinded, then PNG could face turmoil and catastrophic consequences similar to the Bougainville crisis but on many fronts.
You just cannot destroy our land and expect the people to accept it.
The people will fight to protect it at all costs.
As a Highlander, Benny Allan should know better as many tribal fights in the Highlands were due to land disputes.
He should have sought second opinion before proposing the amendments.
As a principle landowner and on behalf of my people, I call on our MPs to rescind the changes made to the act.  

 
Seko Sisiwan
Port Moresby