President's role

John A. Consiglio, Birkirkara

For Kenneth Zammit Tabona to state (May 6) that the most onerous (burdensome, causing or requiring trouble, accompanied with obligations, OED) job of our President of the Republic is "heading the Community Chest Fund Charity" simply amounts to final confirmation of his sheer ignorance of matters political and/or legal. Or haven't his writings long been demonstrating such ignorance?

Comments

Joseph Grech (on 14/5/08)

I do not know who KZT is and what is writings are but John A. Consiglio is quite right. It is demeaning to the role of President of the Republic to suggest that his most onerous duty is 'heading the Community Chest Fund Charity'. I quite agree that it shows sheer ignorance of matters political and/or legal. I advise KZT to read the Constitution of Malta regarding the President's role and his duties.

Daphne Caruana Galizia (on 14/5/08)

The president must also meet the occasional delegation of boy scouts or Rotarians, and then there was the famous occasion, encapsulated for posterity by a newspaper photographer, when the president (not this one) met a donkey. If it weren't for the rather lovely 'houses of kerekter' that the president gets to live in, being president would be a most dispiriting exercise.

Franco Farrugia (on 14/5/08)

No, Mr Consiglio, Kenneth's writings have, to date, not shown any signs of 'ignorance'. On the other hand, ..... !

martin borg (on 14/5/08)

Perhaps, Mr. Consiglio could enlighten us ordinary mortals as to the President's more onerous duties.

Until he does, I'm afraid that KZT's statement is the correct one.