Anyone who has ever spent time listening to a legislature knows the astonishing speed at which all presiding officers and reading clerks can spit out the formulaic incantations of parliamentary procedure.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I knew quite a lot about politics before I went to Parliament.
I have written to Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, asking him to consider 'staggered office timings' for government offices, which will help in decongesting road traffic during peak hours.
We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it.
For many years I have advocated 'redesigning Parliament' in a variety of ways - elect the Senate, do away with the 'confidence convention,' permit freer voting, strengthen the role of back benchers and committees, do away with ineffectual 'take note' debates, restructure question period, and so on.
I understand the principles of dissent in parliament.
Parliamentarians certainly know how to do bad public relations.
As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.
Dialogue is the essence of parliamentary politics.
Changes to parliamentary procedure won't transform the lives of the people whom I represent. Decentralising, devolving decision-making and renewing civil society will.
A Parliament is nothing less than a big meeting of more or less idle people.