All PH reps to back anti-hopping bill

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Anti-hopping bill not watertight – Derek Fernandez

THE current debate among MPs on both sides of the aisle in relation to the proposed amendment to the federal constitution to allow anti-hopping laws to be enacted and enforced is not about the need of having such laws or constitutional amendments.

But the risk that if such laws or constitutional amendments are not properly drafted or ambiguously drafted may lead to abuses that can undermine the very principle of representative democracy under our constitution.

Presently the government is proposing a short and simple amendment to Article 10 in its constitutional amendment bill in Parliament.

Article 10 of the federal constitution, titled Freedom of speech, assembly and association, provides constitutional protection to citizens in relation to their right of free speech, assembly and association.

These are often considered as part of the fundamental liberties, which our constitution provides its citizens.

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