"To our members of parliament, your legislative role is of paramount importance for peace and stability in this country and it is our desire that a dispensation is created that allows you to serve your respective political constituencies according to democratic tenets.
And spinning in the bowl as well is your chance of getting your legislative agenda passed, both swirling down into the watery vortex.
You don't get 80% of the vote because of your detailed legislative proposals.
In anticipation of your agreement on the legislative package, I pointed out to the Transport Ministers from all the Member States, on 12 January 2006, that I, for my part, accepted extending the grace period until the cut-off date.
They can, for example, assist you in drafting elements of your project proposals relating to legislative reform and legal capacity-building, as well as in the selection and supervision of regional and national legal experts to support delivery of your activities.
Finally, in order to ensure clarity of this legislative act, your Rapporteur proposes modifications to the definitions used for its purpose, as well as to the empowerments that should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the adoption of delegated acts.
Of the propriety of legislative interference within the scope of legislative power the legislature [p448] is the exclusive judge.
That increases the chances of some sort of legislative action to strengthen workplace rules".
Saturday's resolution also was marked by a touch of legislative sleight-of-hand.
This is parallel to the practice of interpreting statutes in terms of legislative intent.
