simply repeal Nor would the SAR legislature which, without required by the
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the clause by an ordinary enactment. effect of the clause be clear if the ignored it and passed an ordinance including the express declaration clause, simply either repealed the Bill of Rights or amended its provisions.
8.
We also note the reservations expressed (in) about the AG's certificate and have considerable sympathy with them. However the reason for inclusion is primarily a political one for, in the absence of entrenchment,
continuous public announcement of
process that will be
it provides
the screening
carried out and will be an added political check against express derogation.
9.
These are our thoughts, and I would welcome
your comments in relation to them.
J...
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