Madam Deputy Speaker, constitutions are made to serve people; people are not made to serve constitutions. A constitution must be amended where it is in conflict with the interests of the citizens of our country.
We cannot speak of this Parliament as the people's Parliament but continue to repeat, with regard to the Matatiele issue, that the Constitutional Court order of invalidity was suspended for a period of 18 months, during which period Parliament had the opportunity to correct the constitutional defect that led to the order of invalidity. When people express deep reservations about legislation that affects them, they must be listened to.
Moving people in this country has a painful history. No people should be transferred to another province without compelling reasons.