Melusi Ncala: Remember the lip service MPs have paid to the Constitution when you vote

In the past four years, we have witnessed an arrogant Parliament, often led by an ANC emboldened by its majority, bulldozing its way to politically satisfactory decisions at the expense of the public good and the sanctity of the offices meant to advance and safeguard democracy.

acting unlawfully during the appointment of the executive director of the Independent Police Investigative Directorate . The appointment was made well past the prescribed 12 months after Robert McBride's contract had expired, an extension the IPID Act does not provide for and the Portfolio Committee on Police was not empowered to grant. Despite this and other concerns, as well as legal opinion that the committee had received, the appointment process continued.

Not too long after this debacle, Parliament would embark on the appointment processes of persons to lead the Commission for Gender Equality . Living up to disappointing expectations, the legislature, in a process overseen by the Portfolio Committee on Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, denied the public an opportunity to engage meaningfully. Much of the flaky reasoning was attributed to decision-makers adhering to the law.

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