Do, a columist with the observer make some observations that suggest that he
does not seem to understand the issues that have provoked so much passion
and defiance amongs a cross-section of both the media and civil society at
large. To suggest that the Media nCommission is here to saty and the
objectors should bear this fact and work around it, is in itself an affront
to the conscience of those that cherish and value the substantive issue of
freedom of expression. Just because a law is passed does not mean that it
should be obseerved, some laws are by defrination defined to make us less
human and are therefore by virtue of their content designed to evoke a
direct confrontation, such types of laws must provoke challenge to remind
the authors that they are exceeding their remit. If you look at the
constitution it would be apparent that the Media Commission is founded on an
illicit basis, because enshrined in the provisions are the inalienable
rights not to tamper with certain fundamental rights and within this
category falls the freedoim of expression, to try and usurp this fundamental
right is the issue that ought to be addressed and not the acceptance of the
Media Commission as an institution that come to stay. The validity of the
Commission or it's legality is what is being challenge and unless the courts
make a pronouncement regarding that question of law, people are entitled not
to recognised it. I hope due process will be alloowed to clarify some
fundamental issues. Pending this the Commission should not pass directives.

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