By Mons. George Frendo O.P
Today (November 17), I read the report on yesterday’s session of Parliament, and I was left very disappointed and sad by reading words that are not at all dignified and are completely inappropriate for a parliament, words with which some deputies have insulted their colleagues.
Honorable deputies, you who represent our people, you who the people have chosen to represent in the highest institution of the country, please use a vocabulary in that institution that suits your dignity as the representatives of our people. Our people have the right to expect from you a more polite and dignified way when you speak in the Parliament and when you address each other. I feel the same pity as the Speaker of the Parliament (Lindita Nikolla) when she is in such situations. She herself drew the attention of those present: “Do not continue with insults in the hall”, “Please spare these comments”.
All the people can watch you on TV. The people have the right to know what is being discussed and what is being done in the highest institution of the country and to know what the honorable deputies say and do, who they themselves have voted for to represent in the Parliament. But this requires a lot of care on the part of the deputies, because it is possible for someone to ask to make a “show” in the Parliament, and use a vocabulary that humbles a deputy from the other side of the Parliament, or to put the interest of the party before the common good.
Someone might accuse me of meddling in politics. I do not care if such accusations are made against me, but I feel obliged to speak for the good of the people, for a fairer and more dignified society for our people, who have been manipulated from politics for a long time in the past.
The people have the right not only to be informed by the means of communication, but also to be educated to grow towards a more dignified society. So, please, use a more worthy vocabulary!
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