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David Melding: Well, I do think that the Member makes a good point in that many of us have additional responsibilities that we take on, which come with very considerable time commitments. And we do that as part of service that enriches our vocation here. I am a longstanding member of two governing bodies of special schools, for instance. So, I think the point is that we have got to be careful about using...
David Melding: Well, I'm not sure that's a profound argument based on principle. I think that it's a practical argument, and it's one that you would probably make quite successfully with much of the electorate, but that's where it should rest. If you had executive responsibility in local government, I think it would be very difficult—[Interruption.] It would be very difficult to serve here. But I think...
David Melding: My only amendments in this group are amendments 25 and 31 and they would, if adopted, reverse the Welsh Government's amendment at Stage 2, which disqualifies councillors from being returned as Members of the Assembly. I think it's very important that we only restrict democratic rights the bare minimum, and I think there's a clear reason to say people should not serve in more than one...
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David Melding: I do apologise to Members and to you, Dirprwy Lywydd, that it's time for me to get angry again, but perhaps I should try a slightly different approach and one of sadness rather than anger. I will be speaking against these amendments, apart from 82, which is a technical one, because, as I rehearsed with the issue of extending the franchise to foreign citizens, this whole area was replete with...
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