Pullicino Orlando wants details of Bill

Silvan Said

Jul 22nd 2012, 08:28

If the PN gives in to this Machiavelli and legislates for same sex marriage it will be betraying the thousands of other voters who voted for it. It would be better to call an election than to marginalize its voters.

Victor Vella

Jul 21st 2012, 21:14

Hekk sewwa u xieraq.

Evarist Saliba

Jul 21st 2012, 20:10

Unfortunately this report mixed facts with opinions.
Does Pullicino Orlando expect that he will be given the details of the bill before its first reading, andbefore other members of parliament who have remained faithful to the Nationalist Party? If so, the arrogance of this person has reached unprecedented limits.

Mention has been made of marriage between homosexuals. This, like divorce, did not feature in the Nationalist electoral programme.

joe bouvett

Jul 21st 2012, 18:53

Was it not enough to responsible for bring divorce to our shores, kindly close your mouth and leave us alone. We do not need any more praspar, gays and the like.

John Attard

Jul 21st 2012, 18:49

This country cannot be led from the nose by any man or woman singlehandedly. Let s call a day a day. So on the President s return from Peru I would expect Dr Gonzi to do the most manly move in the circumstances. He has tried and tried hard enough but this an and Franco keep stabbing........so let it all stop and go to the President and call an election in November. Even knowingq that an election is up and coming in November is already a breather for one and all. And not to worry Dr Gonzi.....those who have said that they have been prepared....let s now go to the test.......as you always say....judge by facts not words....

Joseph Apap

Jul 21st 2012, 18:04

You will read the new laws as they are presented to parliament by the Parliamentary Comittee and put for discussion
Not before
Even the Opposition has a right for them but they form part of the Parliamentary Committee as well

Henry S Pace

Jul 21st 2012, 17:34

' Pullicino Orlando wants details of Bill

Call for information about the key Bills '

JPO is now dictating on what and which laws should be broought to Parliament.

An honourable solutin is that he resigns his seat in parliament.

O Farrugia

Jul 21st 2012, 17:31

I'm seeing a wider picture here! The PN electoral program has not been fully met. Ooops!

The divide in the PN is clearer than crystal. No matter how many PN supporters write here against the guts of JPO, I'm not convinced that they are in favour of Austin Gatt's, RCC, Caruana Galizia's arrogance that we've had splashed into our faces for the past eight years. And to add LG, being ridiculed to the point of the crowned prince in the sitcom Blackadder!

As for those who voted for JPO in the last election, well it shows that you did not know your candidate well enough. I guess one always takes a risk when the vote is cast on the basis of a bunch of lies of any political party. JPO may have lost PN supporters, but gained many others who are not so blinded by red or blue. And he is not contesting again. So nothing actually lost there. I do not want him to give up his seat. I want him right there, keeping the balance so tight that no one dares jeopardize this country any further. If FD joins him I'd be elated. There are floaters on this island who are not partisans and feel the pulse of the country more than others. They might even find support for a third party.

JPO erred with his own private land, which is human. Others are sheer arrogant with people's money! But keeping mum makes you an accomplice. JPO is not. And despite being nationalist, he is different than the clique crowd and has every right to state so and act so. At least JPO did not organize a secret 'konfoffa' to
repeat what happened to Gorg Borg Olivier. He's doing everything publicly and with no shame.

The PN did not lose RCC, so nothing changed there, but in my opinion still lost a lot. The PL gained nothing. Now, will the people win or stay blinded?

Joe Scerri

Jul 21st 2012, 16:24

Oh give us a break and go and enjoy your honeymoon.

Joseph Sammut

Jul 21st 2012, 16:18

1) PN was not voted into power as a coalition;
2) JPO was not voted in as an independent.

Why does everyone ignore the constituents without regard all the time.

Technically Dr. Gonzi can retain power, BUT, the people's voice is being heard - go for an election. The people, not PL, want you to hold it now, you are no longer being considered as an effective government and this no necessarily by only PL supporters. Reality not technicality.

Charles Massa

Jul 21st 2012, 15:56

Ghandu ragun, issa JPO ghandu sahha aktar minn Gonzi!!!!!!!!!!! X hin irid jigbidlu l-ispaga.

Louis Cutajar

Jul 21st 2012, 15:41

Huwa mportani li meta tiġi biex issir il-liġi għall-IVF kemm JPO kif ukoll il-membri parlamentari l-oħra jagħrfu li kull embrijun li jiġi kreat huwa persuna ġdida u għalehekk jistħoqqlu id-dinijita ta' persuna daqskemm jistħoqqlu jien. Għalhekk dawn għandhom qatt ma jippermettu li jiġu kreati embrijuni żejda minn kemm se jiġu trasferiti embijuni f'ġuf f'intervent wieħed.

Robert Lewis

Jul 21st 2012, 15:29

So according to my mathematics, if Dr Austin Gatt or any other Minister want to make a new Law which is not in the PN manifest he/she has to get the permission / approval from JPO first, am I right or wrong please ??

George Cutajar

Jul 21st 2012, 15:20

Does JPOS realise that both the cohabitation and IVF bills will go through with or without his vote?

Why does he ask to be consulted on these two laws when he knows full well that he can discuss them at committee stage? As usual he is trying to upstage Debono to get maximum coverage over the week-end.

It will be nice to see the PM consult him on the budget as well and perhaps on a law clearly detailing which services can be offered by doctors, dentists, physios etc.in their clinics?

John Busuttil

Jul 21st 2012, 15:02

What cheek! JPO claims to act on behalf of his 5100 costituents, me included, who believed in him and gave him their number one vote ON THE PN TICKET. Now he claims that the party is hijacked by individuals while he has chosen - in my name!!!! - to hijack the PM and the Government. He has already treated his constituents with contempt when pressing for his personal agenda presenting the Divorce private members bill without consulting his 5100 constituents - at least without consulting 1 - me! now he wants to be consulted on everything IN MY NAME - TO RESPECT MY WISHES!!! What cheek!! Feel more comfortable Jeffrey! resign from parliament NOW! that way my and 5099 other constituents votes may be truely respected with our second choice candidate who perhaps still has the decency to remember what discipline and loyalty in politics means and perhaps will permit the country to be led to the next elections without some big headed individual putting any pistol to the PM's head. You want to be on the right side of history and retain the respect we constituents have for you Jeffrey.... Resign from parliament be a man!

Sylvia Cilia

Jul 21st 2012, 14:43

Keep up the good work JPO, wish the Maltese parliament had more fearless MPs like you who stand by what they believe in and who are in touch with the 21st century. As a maltese citizen I am very proud of you.

Sylvia Cilia

Jul 21st 2012, 14:42

Keep up the good work JPO, wish the Maltese parliament had more fearless MPs like you who stand by what they believe in and who are in touch with the 21st century.

R Axisa

Jul 21st 2012, 14:21

Ma nistax nifhem kif il-PM jista' jkompli jmexxi hekk meta qieghed ostagg ta' JPO - ghax issa l-PM irid jikkonsulta ma' JPO fuq diversi materji!

Joe Tabone

Jul 21st 2012, 14:16

It seems that Jeffrey has alot of catching up to do now, after wasting years on the Mistra Project!!

GL Calleja

Jul 21st 2012, 14:12

I am of the belief that when someone says "JUMP" you should always ask "WHY" and not ask how high. Those days are long gone. JPO is doing just that, asking WHY?

Martin Cole

Jul 21st 2012, 14:11

JPO Said "“I also cannot accept a situation where IVF is carried out by private clinics in an unregulated manner.
“My interest is to have a law that fully protects the embryo,” Dr Pullicino Orlando said."
The above is to appeal to the general public that 'he is on their side', people will see through this ruse trying to get credit where both the government and the opposition would do the right thing and say the same thing. This is spin to place once again the sympathy card on the general public, it will be interesting to see how naive the public will fall for this one, I don;t think so, people have already seen through the Dr F Debono, Arriva milking, The Arriva fiasco spoke for itself.
Aside, IVF treatment is an expensive process, time consuming and often disappointing for patients, there will be a 'means test' for sure for potential patients and there needs to be a limit on the number of treatments as this costs money, money that could be spent on other medical needs like saving lives or making life easier for other patients.
Politicians jumping onto a bandwagon to take credit for something that is important to people who want to have children?

Joseph Borg

Jul 21st 2012, 14:09

Ahjar garr mieghu lil Franco Debono ukoll forsi, fl-ahhar il-PN kienu jinzlu l-isfel bhal zkora.

M. Attard

Jul 21st 2012, 14:08

I dont care much about politics, but Dr Pullicino Orlando has proved himself to be one of the best MP.
as at least some laws of the dark ages has been updated to todays life.

mario genovese

Jul 21st 2012, 14:07

Jolly good show JPO

mark borg

Jul 21st 2012, 13:56

JPO ....Malta's latest Prime Minister ! congrats Jeff !

Joe Borg

Jul 21st 2012, 13:43

the second PM is now making demands! Funny country we have or has become!

A Camilleri

Jul 21st 2012, 13:31

Oh now come on ! Can't our media come out with some more interesting news from outside our island. Every f.rt Jeffrey or Franco or Jesmond or, now the EU Commisioner , come out with makes news in our local media. Really we touched the bottom of the pit. What a bunch of bores we've become.

Wilfred Camilleri

Jul 21st 2012, 13:27

JPO; a joke without a punch line!

Chris Vella

Jul 21st 2012, 13:14

For the best interest of our country Mr. Pullicino first of all the whistleblower act issue. It’s the opportunity of a life time for you to put the strings to the political parties and put all the said corruption at halt. And make sure that it is introduced as an Ex post facto law (hope it’s the right term) so that the wrong doing in the past will be some day uncovered.

Sooner or later the IVF and Cohabitation Bill will be done but the whistleblower is what both parties are not willing to do. And if they do it, it will be done in a way to protect their wrong doing.

I propose the new parliament to be named the Orlando building a monument for the man that was able to put both political parties under his feet.

George Cutajar

Jul 21st 2012, 13:11

Will JPOS ask the 5000 odd who trusted him with their vote whether they approve of the way he is going about continuing to cause damage and creating uncertainty?

Will he realise that his betraying his constituents has not gone down well with them? Stating in his resignation
letter to the PM that he will stay on out of respect for those who voted for him is crass arrogance.

Those who entrusted JPOS u to represent them are fed up with his r antics. He should Just venture to the square in Zebbug and ask them what they think of the way he has acted and the way he is acting and I am sure they will convince him to do the only decent thing left - giving them back his seat which they loaned him and which he betrayed.

Playing games and asking to be consulted is child's play. Playing to the media is even worse but acting as if he has some divine right to play PM is the pits.

And by the way will he also resign from the MCST or does he intend to stay on and hope that should JM become PM he will be immediately reconfirmed?

John Zammit

Jul 21st 2012, 13:05

This is surly going to create another confusion in the PN group as many of them are too conservatives to accept it

Jason Falzon

Jul 21st 2012, 12:59

If I had to be the next PM but I win the election with one seat majority I wouldn't accept the mandate. Those that like me remember the Italian parliaments of some 20 years ago know that thin majorities never work. In Italy they used to have an election even every few months.

I am all for difference of opinion within the same party, but Malta needs stability first and foremost and not theatrics and personal agenda pushers.

If the people voted a party in power, that party should be able to make it to the term end without too much fuss. If that party is found to be unable to fullfill its promises, then the people will elect another party. For this reason, I also think that a term should be 4 years and not 5, so a rubbish government can be brought down sooner.

ALBERT FENECH

Jul 21st 2012, 12:56

It has long been touted the country is being run by TWO Prime Ministers i.e. Dr Lawrence Gonzi and Dr Austin Gatt. Now, we have THREE Prime Ministers because Dr Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando has been added to the list and no matter what the other two say and do, it is what Dr JPO says and wants that will hold sway. This naturally is both bizarre and absurd and sees us heading for the Guinness Book of Records as the only country in the world with THREE Prime Ministers and FIVE different National Holidays. This country has become a farce.

ALBERT FENECH

VINCENT WILLIAMS

Jul 21st 2012, 12:56

That is the way to move Jeffrey. You are the most brave, cunning, brilliant MP from the PN political camp. You have the Prime Minister a political prisoner. You succeeded in corner the clique of GonziPartitNegattiv. And it is ONLY this way that the clique of GonziPartitNegattiv will understand. So do your best for the benefit of all the people.

PN Member of Parliament Franco Debono should learn from his ex-colleague how to do effective politics. As the clique of GonziPartitNegattiv will only learn through action and not through words.

J CamilleriJC

Jul 21st 2012, 12:53

JPO, after what they did to you, it's time to humiliate them as well no? Give them back some of their sour medicine doc!

Barney Camilleri

Jul 21st 2012, 12:50

Reading the above report Joseph said it right. 'We now have two prime ministers'. What a shame to the party that I voted for.
This is negative history in the making. We have a person that played for a sympathy vote and finished 5000 votes plus. If he is so convinced he should try his luck this time round.
As the saying goes, fooled once twice shy. Please JPO it is good for you to look after your skin, let us live in peace, will you.
By the way you got my vote last time, this time neither you nor the party will see me near the polling booth.

Roderick Peresso

Jul 21st 2012, 12:36

JPO's plans an be divided in 2:

POLITICAL

JPO is doing his best to come up with a series of big moves that will dwarf his involvement in the Mistra scandal. He wants to take all the merits for the introduction of IVF and Cohabitation laws. These, together with the Divorce law (which btw, was not in the 2008 PN programme and showed little respect towards his 5,100 voters then) will brand him as the progressive and secular politician (after the "Green Politician" branding failed miserable in 2008 election). He's more interested in the aftermath of a new PN leader; maybe he's already in coalition with a not-so-secret PN leader contender.

FINANCIAL

He's very happy with the top seat in MCESD -- it's a prestigious post in a field of great interest to him and comes with a good remuneration package (though quite a few thousand Euro less than the Mistra Disco). In the event of a Labour win in next election he's now in a better position to retain his chair there.

ronald mifsud

Jul 21st 2012, 12:27

Oh come on Jeff. Give us a break. It's summer time. We have had enough of your buffooneries.

Franco Farrugia

Jul 21st 2012, 12:09

I hope that JPO is not expecting to threaten the PN MPs by expecting them to vote according to his whims! The sooner there is an election so that these maveric, sub-standard, pseudo Honourables will be a thing of the past!

Mr Oliver Cini

Jul 21st 2012, 12:00

Maybe we should have a couple more of independent mp's

Anthony Agius

Jul 21st 2012, 11:59

bravo JPO, you have them at your mercy now, how about quietly telling Laurence to ask RCC and AG to emigrate to Australia ( for personal reasons of course ) HAHA

Rosanne Attard

Jul 21st 2012, 11:58

No surprise at all, that the Prime Minister has to satisfy JPO's issues, now.

But to call it a day, and go for election, it will be very risky to lose power. So it's better keep being humilated, but stay in power.

It's true that the goverment is elected for 5 years, but it also depends what the circumstances are to survive till the very end.

Or is this sacrifice of humilation taking place because the security and creation of jobs? I wonder how secured, or can be created, with the present situation!

Do the PN really think that he is going to be credible with the people who vote with their minds (and not with their heart, as the hardcore do). At least, if they don't see an alternative in other parties, surely they're not going to vote for a party that does all what it comes, since he stays in power.

If an election is called, maybe the PN will gain some of these voters, but if he is going to stay in power no matter what, as he's doing, I think this will be more disastrous in the end result.

Last note is for JPO. You have to persuade the government to keep his promise that was also one of the important issues in the last election, and that is that the tax rate should go down to a maximium of 25%, instead of the present rate of 35%. There is no more room for another budget in this legislature, so if this is not included in the coming budget, you shouldn't vote in favour of a budget without this promise, that was mentioned in the 2008 PN's Electoral Manifest. And it was also one of the keys that gave the win to the PN with a small difference of 1580 votes (much less than your 5000+ votes, PN take note!). Apart from that, I really admire your courage for taking this position to be independent, and keep the government accountable to what he promised to do. That's the kind of parliament members that we need!

Henry Mifsud

Jul 21st 2012, 11:42

Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando wants to see the details of the Cohabitation Bill as he starts setting the terms for his collaboration with the government.

And then Dr. Gonzi wants us to believe that he is still in control of the situation!

The old song "Puppet on a string" by Sandy Shaw comes to mind.

John Zammit

Jul 21st 2012, 11:42

So b e sure that not all is going to be well in Parliament

M Saliba

Jul 21st 2012, 11:42

The prime this week promised that the cohabition, IVF, and the whisle blowing acts will be given top priority. JPO means business, he is demanding real consultation.

Patricia Mifsud

Jul 21st 2012, 11:39

Mr wannabe "Prime Minister", kindly note that we now have Divorce Law thanks to your private member's bill. And THAT appeared nowhere in the PN's electoral manifesto. So stop this idiocy please, for the sake of the country and resign your seat. Those 5100 people who voted for you, voted for a Nationalist Party MP, not an Independent who now believes he's the kingpin running the show.

Joseph Micallef

Jul 21st 2012, 11:35

The new prime minister! U halluna! Mr Debono please save the day! Bring down the Government.

Joseph Sammut

Jul 21st 2012, 11:26

Dr. Gonzi, please go for an election: spare us this arrogance, please!

Joseph Brincat

Jul 21st 2012, 11:22

Pullicino Orlando wants details of Bill
Call for information about the key Bills

SO NOW GONZIPN IS THE CARETAKER OF PULLICNO ORLANDO !!!!!

U , HA ,HA , HI ,>> U, HA , HA , HI

cesco di luigi

Jul 21st 2012, 11:16

we once had a PM they called 0, now we have one called JP0 hah haha