Going forward

August 9, 2009Posted inLegislature
The third session of the Parliament rejected the proposal to lift the ban on the slaughter of animals and sale of meat during the first and fourth months of our calendar. Some, like Freewill who wrote “…I think it is a stupid move”, are confounded by the Parliament’s decision. But others are happy. Ifyouwilliwill (no prize for guessing the intent behind this nickname) wrote, “I feeeeeeeeeel great. Good decision by the MP’s.” Both comments were posted in “Parliament rejects LG Bill”. The proposal to amend the Livestock Act, which would have lifted the meat ban, was debated in both…

Consulting democracy

January 10, 2009Posted inDemocracy, Legislature12 Comments
The National Assembly has decided to amend the Livestock Act (2001) to remove the ban on the slaughter of animals and the sale of meat during the first and fourth months of our calendar. I did not support the proposal to amend this Act. I did not support the proposal for a very simple reason – none of us had bothered to consult the monk body. And there are about 15,000 monks. That's a lot of them. Enough to be taken seriously especially on issues concerning religious matters. For a vibrant democracy: consult. And consult widely.