Saturday, August 21, 2010

Iraq's House of Representatives ~ Traveling outside of Iraq for recreation instead of serving the people is Unacceptable ...

August 21, 2010

Recreation third of the new deputies abroad to provoke sharp criticism

BAGHDAD (Akaniwz): differing views of some members of the House of Representatives on the travel of some peers out of the country for recreation, some found in traveling in the current phase error borne of swear to serve Iraq, in return some travel to the absence of a real role in legal terms for council members to perform the tasks entrusted to them.

The Iraqi List winner-Obeidi told the Kurdistan News on Saturday that "the travel of some members of the House of Representatives out of Iraq for recreation is unacceptable and is unacceptable in any way" .. stating that "put the country's political and security imperative for all presence."

She explained that "members of the House of Representatives bear great responsibilities as the depositaries of the people who transported them to the House of Representatives" .. pointing out that the supposed "current members of the board to stand firm against political figures that have hampered the formation of the government as of now."

Obeidi added that "the members of the House to promise that they Ithelmon great responsibility, as a result of the circumstances of the country's security and political and external challenges."

According to unofficial statistics, approximately one third of the members of the Board of the new deputies are traveling outside Iraq for the purposes of recreation, or treatment, they have full powers and privileges and payment of their salaries, despite the fact that the first legislative term is nearing completion has not been discussing any of the important laws, as well as for leaving the meeting open.

In the view of other MPs that the House members present to legally have no right to discuss or take any decision because of the absence of the Presidency of the Council, despite the passage of more than five months to ratify the election results before the Federal Court.

Says a member of the National Coalition, Hamed vegetation that "the absence of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives and the lack of agreement to date on Designation of the President of the Council make him lose a legal status" .. stating "to hold a hearing and make decisions and discuss laws require the existence of a body to the presidency of the Council."

He pointed out that "the presence of members of parliament inside the country is important to put pressure on the heads of political blocs to accelerate the formation of the government," .., stressing that "the absence of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives does not mean leaving the country and travel abroad for recreation."

The country has witnessed since the announcement of the Federal Court for ratification of the election results on 1 June last mobility politically, between blocks four winners in the elections to form a government, but these blocks have not succeeded until now in agreement on the formation of the government because of disagreements on legal block that will be charged to head the government future.

The heads of political blocs have failed in 12 of July last to reach an agreement on the convening of meeting of the Council of Representatives, the President invited the older Fuad Masum, the political blocs and the agreement to postpone the meeting of the Council of Representatives to two more weeks to Tndij vision of the political agreements.


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