The rule of law must always prevail

WE have read different views, opinions and interpretations from the layman to pastors to learned law­yers on the reinstatement of Sir Michael Somare by the Supreme Court.
Firstly, PNG is a sove­reign state with its own laws made by parliament and its law-making powers derived from the Constitution.
We have more than 800 tribes glued together by the meaning, spirit and letter of the Constitution.
PNG is not run by the law of the jungle.
Therefore, the rule of law must prevail.
Secondly, is parliament supreme?
No, it is not but the Constitution is supreme.
Parliament only makes laws that control the social and economic conduct of its people and institutions. 
It does not have unlimited powers to make laws.
Its law-making powers are limited and constrained by the Constitution.
This is why parliament must respect the letter and spirit of the Constitution, including the Supreme Court. 
Thirdly, do the amended laws during the political impasse have any standing and credibility?
I would think not because they were retrospective in nature as parliament passed laws to legalise an illegal act.
Amending laws to suit the needs of the regime is unethical and against the principles of decency and common sense. 

Madang Sepik
Sagalau, Morobe