Baboucar Joberteh,

The National Assembly is in recess and was supposed to resume its duties in
September. However it would have been very counter productive if the repeal
of decree 89 was to wait for the National Assembly to resume in September.
As for the constitutionality of the decree or its operation side by side
with other provisions of the constitution, there is very little I can say
about that. I am not a legal practioner. But observing the response to it by
many, it seems to be very legal because most people seem to agree that the
national assembly is the body to effect its repeal from our statute books.

Have a good day, Gassa.


>From: baboucarr jobarteh <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: The National Assembly(a rubber stamp)
>Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 01:32:21 -0400
>
>Pa Modou Gassa,
>
>You wrote: "The National Assembly having received a notice of urgency will
>meet next week to formally repeal decree 89. This was announced over GRTS a
>few minutes back."
>
>May I put it to you that there ain't nothing to  boast about this
>pronouncement. This is a clear manifestation that the Assembly is a mere
>toothless bull dog framed to service Jammeh-sponsored agenda.It is apparent
>that Jammeh is the pilot of whatever goes on there.Why should the Assembly
>wait for the president to give them the greenlight to repeal decree 89 or
>any other decree? Their duties are stipulated and defended by the
>constitution.It is suffice that allowing themselves to be manipulated by
>somebody or an institution is tantamount to lacking a sense of direction.
>
>How can you have a constitution and a decree operating together in a
>democracy? These two are incompartible! Please help me comprehend this
>mess.This so-called "repeal" is long overdue for the simple reason that it
>is unconstitutional.So any quest to propergate this "repeal" as a
>'generousity' or 'history' on the part of the president is absolute
>nonesense.Instead it's a shame! Peace.
>
>Jobs.
>
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