Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-01-18-Speech-3-444"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Standards of conduct of Members (Amendment of the Rules of Procedure)2
dcterms:Language	"nl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060118.26.3-444"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-01-18-Speech-3-4452
lpv:speaker	lp:Erik Meijer2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFET (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; DROI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Socialistische Partij (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; EUL/NGL (2004-11-14--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 member; TRAN (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Mr Onesta has tried his best to strike the right balance between indignation about the actions of some MEPs and guarantees for freedom to express dissent. On the credit side, penalised members will not lose their right to vote and will be able to appeal. I still think that this proposal could be counterproductive. It is an invitation to MEPs to make the headlines by proclaiming their own punitive measures and thus to present themselves to the public as martyrs. It also prompts frightened Presidents to come down unnecessarily hard on the people they do not consider to be their friends. Moreover, every incident will lead to even stricter rules so as to rule out all unanticipated irritations. Interruptions in debates and a visible display of different opinions are part and parcel of normal parliamentary practice. This House would expose itself to possible ridicule if this were to lead to exclusion from a number of sittings or even to Members being suspended. If that were the case, the media would not be reporting as much about the content of the debate and the decision-making as it would about the lack of tolerance. Since that is sending the wrong message to the voters, it would be preferable if a regulation of that kind were to confine itself to preventing and penalising physical violence."@en1

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