15 quotes from Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng's Consitutional Court judgment on the secret ballot matter, 22 June 2017: 1. "Because it is individual Members who really have to vote, provisions are couched in the language that recognises the possibility of majorities supporting the removal of the President and the Speaker. Conceptually, those majorities could only be possible if Members of the ruling party are also at liberty to vote in a way that does not always have to be predetermined by their parties." 2. "It would be quite surprising if the senior office-bearers in Parliament were not appointed or elected with a significant input by the President and other senior party officials. There are therefore institutional and other risks that Members, particularly of any ruling party, are likely to get exposed to when they openly question or challenge the suitability of their leader(s) for the position of President." 3. "Members are required to swear or affirm faithfulness to the Republ...
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