Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Recession of a passed bill is alien to Parliament’s Standing Orders -Sam George challenges Bagbin

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The lead sponsor of the Anti-LGBTQ Bill and MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has pushed back against calls for parliament to “reconsider” the legis…

Anti-LGBTQ Bill: Recession of a passed bill is alien to Parliament’s Standing Orders -Sam George challenges Bagbin
The lead sponsor of the Anti-LGBTQ Bill and MP for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has pushed back against calls for parliament to “reconsider” the legislation, insisting the House has completed its constitutional duty and must now allow the President to act. According to Sam George, once a bill completes the 3rd reading and is passed by parliament, the House becomes functus officio on that matter. “Our role ends at transmission,” he said. The next constitutional stage, he explained, rest…