As if the speaker had the same cruise-through rights as a fire engine or ambulance.
It was as if the speaker were talking underwater with his mouth closed.
It sounds very different to the government if the speaker is a Muslim".
I wondered if the speaker truly believed that the Iraqi insurgents were worth championing merely because they were fighting Americans.
Governments are obliged to ensure the right to free expression — even if the speaker advocates a different social system.
By this logic, hate speech is only a problem if the speaker doesn't actually hate the object of his speech.
If the speaker refuses, lawmakers should sign a petition demanding a vote, just as they did successfully in 1998.
It would be too sentimental if the speaker ended up looking for his own lost little something.
There is no telling when, or if, the speaker might allow it to come before the House again.
"If the speaker is willing to do that, it would be a great service to the administration," Mr. Lhota said.
The MMD has the necessary two-thirds majority in parliament, but if the speaker heeds calls for a secret ballot, Mr Chiluba could lose.
