'Are you seriously telling me that taxi drivers, restaurant waiters and workers at McDonald's will want to discuss these proposals with me? A draft bill is for the experts' --Regina Ip dismissing pleas for the government to give the public more time to digest Article 23 proposals, at Legislative Council, September 26, 2002
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker dismisses public input, claiming only experts should discuss complex legislation.
- In plain terms
- Only experts should discuss complex bills.
- What can you take from it?
- Encourage expert involvement but also value public perspective.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What role should citizens play in lawmaking?
- Can experts fully represent public interest?
Another view
Excluding the public can undermine legitimacy.
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