It's a long, tedious process
UPDATED VERSION. Today is the last day to present individual speeches in a motion to thank the Agong for the Royal Address. The queue is long and the House passed a motion earlier today to sit till mid-might to accommodate every member to speak.
Speaking time has been reduced from 30 minutes to 20 minutes, and now 15 minutes. As we rotate between BN backbenchers and the Opposition, and there are three components in the Opposition, it means each of my party colleagues will have to wait for an hour before one is called up by the Speaker to speak.
As at 8.05pm, I am still waiting. So are PJ Utara, Bukit Bendera, Klang, Kota Melaka, Parit Buntar, Balik Pulau, Batu, among others.
UPDATES: As at 10.48pm, I am still waiting for my turn to speak alongside PJ Utara, Bukit Bendera, Balik Pulau, Seputeh, among others.
UPDATES: As at 11.19pm, I am still waiting for my turn to speak alongside PJ Utara, Bukit Bendera, Balik Pulau, Seputeh, among others.
UPDATES: As at 11.51pm, just as I am still waiting for my turn to speak alongside PJ Utara, Bukit Bendera, Balik Pulau, Seputeh, among others, Minister in the PM's Office in charge of Parliament raises a motion to adjourn the sitting to 10.00am tomorrow. The Speaker promises to allow the unspoken to speak after Q&A time. Will it also be 10 minutes or more?
And a 3rd-Party Update... here.
Comments
By the time you say something everyone's mind would have frozen over... You have to wake them up with something explosive. (Don't try C4 of course...) hahaha
Posted by: LC Teh
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May 13, 2008 08:43 PM
Just a little note while you wait your turn..
LGE and you are doing very well. I'm proud of you guys. but can you please correct your boss's pronunciation. He always says "has well has" for "as well as". I've heard this in many many times including in the latest malaysiakini interview on youtube.
Posted by: fishhook
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May 13, 2008 10:31 PM
I'm keeping an ear out for Balik Pulau.
And will definitely be interested in both you and Theresa Kok's speeches.
Hope you can live up to Ibrahim Ali's. Think he's the best one so far.
Posted by: aput83
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May 14, 2008 06:45 AM
Well, it's sadden that MPs are given only 10 minutes to debate the motion to give thanks to HRH. This is not secondary school debate. At least, 20 to 30 minutes. >30 minutes if interjections from fellow MPs that would make the debate more meaningful. Honestly, the solution is simple. Increase parliament sitting days. 79 days are simply too short
Posted by: looes74
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May 14, 2008 11:59 AM