Hard floor of allegiance!
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King Agamemnon crossed the Aegean sea to get Helen back. But our lords and leaders can't even cross the floor to salvage national interests. The constitutional provision that disallows floor-crossing in our parliament is a tool for hegemony by the ruling majority. This approach is like fixing results to back-calculate to the test, instead of administering the test to arrive at results. It undermines the merit of issues and that of individual representatives. It stifles dissenting voices. Members of Parliament must be allowed the scope of individual thinking, analysis and decision-making.
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