Grosseschnauzer
TNPer
Mr. Attorney General,
I request that you file with the Court a request for an opinion as to the extent of the role of a Speaker Pro Tempore with respect to admission or removal of members of the Regional Assembly under Law 28, and the Speaker Pro Tempore's authority under other legal provisions in the Constitution and the Legal Code.
As you know, Law 28 permits the Speaker or a deputy appointed by the Speaker to process actions under that Law. By Rule 2 of the Regional Assembly, the senior member of the Regional Assembly in continuous service is authorized to act for the Speaker with respect to any action that should have taken place after the Speaker has been absent for more than 24 hours.
There are other provisions, dealing with the removal of Regional Assembly members, in Law 28, and other legal provisions concerning the powers of the Speaker, such as declaring vacancies in certain offices under the Constitution in the event of inactivity that I am unable to determine whether such provisions are within the scope of the actions a Speaker Pro Tempore may take when the Speaker has been absent for more than 24 hours, and the Speaker has not appointed an Acting Speaker under Rule 2, nor appointed a deputy under Law 28.
Guidance from the Court on these issues as soon as practicable would be greatly appreciated.
I request that you file with the Court a request for an opinion as to the extent of the role of a Speaker Pro Tempore with respect to admission or removal of members of the Regional Assembly under Law 28, and the Speaker Pro Tempore's authority under other legal provisions in the Constitution and the Legal Code.
As you know, Law 28 permits the Speaker or a deputy appointed by the Speaker to process actions under that Law. By Rule 2 of the Regional Assembly, the senior member of the Regional Assembly in continuous service is authorized to act for the Speaker with respect to any action that should have taken place after the Speaker has been absent for more than 24 hours.
There are other provisions, dealing with the removal of Regional Assembly members, in Law 28, and other legal provisions concerning the powers of the Speaker, such as declaring vacancies in certain offices under the Constitution in the event of inactivity that I am unable to determine whether such provisions are within the scope of the actions a Speaker Pro Tempore may take when the Speaker has been absent for more than 24 hours, and the Speaker has not appointed an Acting Speaker under Rule 2, nor appointed a deputy under Law 28.
Guidance from the Court on these issues as soon as practicable would be greatly appreciated.
