Dit is die laagste simbool van die hele Kabinet. Suid- Afrika verdien sekerlik beter van sy Minister van Justisie en van haar adjunk. Ook in die Balie is die opinie van die Minister nie baie hoog nie. 'n Senior advokaat het onlangs die volgende te s gehad: (Translation of Afrikaans paragraph follows.)
[Mr L K JOUBERT: This is the lowest symbol in the whole Cabinet. South Africa certainly deserves better from its Minister of Justice and her deputy. Even in the Bar Council the opinion of the Minister is not very high. A senior advocate recently said the following:]
The wheels of policy formation and implementation in the area of justice and constitutional development turn so slowly that, like the wheels of a car taking off in a movie, they appear at times to turn in reverse and at times the proposed policies appear to be taking us to a past we thought we had left behind.
The Minister is not here today, but we wanted to give her a message by objecting to this Budget Vote and that message is: Minister, get your act together. You owe it to South Africa. Thank you.