The Committee on Private Members' Legislative Proposals and Special Petitions, having considered the legislative proposal regarding the President's power to pardon, and having consulted with the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development and the Presidency and listened to the presentation and briefing by Honourable J Selfe, recommends that permission not be granted to the member to proceed with the proposed legislation. Two members of the committee, Honourable J Kilian (Congress of the People) and Honourable PJC Pretorius (Democratic Alliance), noted their objections to the recommendation of the majority of the committee.