“One cannot ignore conscience” – Mario Galea

“In every political decision, especially an issue like divorce, one cannot ignore conscience,” parliamentary secretary and Nationalist MP Mario Galea.

In an exclusive interview with Illum, Galea explains that he abstained in Wednesday’s vote during the divorce bill’s second reading vote because his conscience could not be ignored.

“If one sincerely believes that divorce is beneficial, then one does well to vote in favour. But if one believes otherwise, even going by other countries where divorce continued creating problems, one cannot ignore that,” he argued.

"Aside from my personal opinion, I believe that divorce will not prove beneficial,” adding however that he hopes that he is proven wrong 10 years down the line.

Read more in tomorrow's llum  Edition, or click here to go to Illum’s  digital edition.

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Of course not, x'wahda din!!!! Ma tarax!
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Adrian Busuttil
One can ignore YOU, Mario Galea, at the polls in the next election. You showed a complete lack of faith in the people's wishes in the divorce issue, so why should the people show any faith in you? Mario Galea, you are the weakest link; goodbye.
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To everyone especialy to our P.M. " A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory "
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Fejn kienet il-kuxjenza meta dawwartu Vot kontrikom fil-Parlament a favur taghkom billi b`mod faxxist gdibtu kontra Justyne Caruana fl-ghola istituzzjoni tal-pajjiz. Malta kollha smajniha tghid IVA, imma intom Alla jbierek smajtuha tghid LE. http://www.maltastar.com/pages/r1/ms10dart.asp?a=8986
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Meta ivvutajt biex tiehu il 500euro fil gimgha zieda ma harqetikx il kuxjenza Mario?....IPOKRITA. BYE BYE PN.
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@briffi Quote:'niskanta kif ma tarawx kemm ghamel gid Mario...mela taqbdu mieghu ghax astjenja' Such as?????????????? Where are are all these good deeds. Mention some. Pero miskin il-kuxjenza ma nigzitux meta ha €500 fil-gimgha minn wara dahar il-poplu. Fidiel miskien daqs il-kelba ta' Gakki!
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Luke Camilleri
Kemm sejrin idumu idahhqu bil-kuxjenza! Poshom f'cirku tal-kummiedja u tal- Buzzullotti dawn in-nies u mhux f'Parlament bhala rapprezentanti tal-Poplu!
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Tajba din Sur Galea.mela ghal vot tad-divorzju nuzaw il kuxjenza,umbghad ghal vot dwar l-Onoralja ,LE!!!ghax inti ivvutajt favur din z-zieda fenominali.Tinsiex,li ahna hadna 1.16 zieda,u inti hadt 500 Euro zieda.Zmien li nghamlu il-kontijiet riesaq,Sur Galea.
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Mr Mario Galea, with all due respect to you as an MP, thus representing the people, do not play the game of consciousness as I believe you do not have it. Your government have the people in the street just €1.16 cost of living, and probably this year it will be again in that region. But you did not fell any conscious when you awarded the ministers a raise of €500 per week. You should be ashamed talking about your conscious. Do you think that the Maltese are stupid?
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Mario Galea here is this quote from Mark Twain you might want to use to justify your vote "A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first" But then as Shakespeare says "Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.” Conclusion: So let us all live and let live.
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This is not a matter of conscience! It is a matter of what the people voted for. If lawyers and the Nationalist Party has a good number of these had to put their conscience first than they do not defend half of their clients BUT their pockets comes first! I am most certain that there are also instances where a judge deep down feels that a case merits such and such a judgement but the law keeps him from giving that judgement. The Nationalist Party should have accepted the people's will. Dr Gonzi and his party should have stated that they are against divorce but still they are voting in favour of divorce since they are in Parlament to represent the people and not themselves and theie interests! Big mistake!
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@Fiillu kkbir....Malta's national debt is 78% of the GDP, while Italy's is 120%. The EU recommends below 70%. Hardly the same. U iva tbazwar 'l hawn u tbazwar 'l hemm, mhux xorta l-aqwa li wiehed jisporga xi haga.vNo wonder you seem to be a lejburist.
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GHAX DAWK MONEY NO PROBLEM. PURCINELLI!!!
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SAQSI L ISKOLA TAL MUZIKA U JEJGHDULEK!!
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@ briffy jekk kif qed tghid int li d-dhul tad-divorzju hu insinifikanti, ghalfejn berbaqtu 4 miljun ewro? Id-dejn ta' Malta hu allarmanti ghax kwazi sar apparagun daqs dak taljan. Il-hali fl-ahhar tal-mazzita isib iz-zbiba.
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DAL LI DEJJAQTLI. LILI U LIL KULHADD!!!
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LIL GVERN...
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@ EMANUEL....xi jkun cimblu"
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AGGETTWAT LIL GCER U KIF!!! OFTAH AJNEJK BNIEDEM INJORANT U ARA IL BASLA LI DAHLTA GIHA!!! KULHADD QED JITLAQ!!!!!!
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Mhux zghira imma insinifikanti...haga li taffetwa erba' minn nies li msieken mhumiex kuntenti ghax ghandhom partner u qed jghixu maghha jew mieghu u mhumiex mizzewgin. Issa kollha ser imorru jiffirmaw fir-registru u jsolvu kollox. U jekk jergghu jiddejqu jergghu jaghmlu l-istess ma partner ohra jew iehor. Bhal meta iddeqejk karozza u tbiddilha. L-gdid dejjem sabih. Bajda friska dejjem tajba jghidu l-bdiewa. U l-poplu x'ser jiehu, l-avukati biss jaghmlu festa. Anka f'din il-PN qeda' lil dawn erba' minn nies. U xser indumu nghidu fuq dil-hmerija. Il-poplu jinterressah li jixxalha, isiefer, jixtri l-karozzi u TVs kbar, u jiddeverti jrid kif qed jaghmel. Min hu batut mhu ser jiehu xejn bid-divorzju. Jekk ghandu Eur12 000 fis-sena fuqhom irid jghaddi u min jaqla' Eur40 000 jibqa' komdu.
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QABEL 2013...ABOLA BIKHOM iUL GVERN QISNA GHADNA FIL 1013!!
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BRIFFY. DIN BIL MALTI. DEJJAQTILNA IC CIMBLU!!! MUR AQBEZ MID DINGLI CLIFFS GHAX IL PL HA JIEBAH LELEZZHONI LI GEJJA U IGRI!!!!!!!!!!!! GHAX NEIGHDLEK LI DIN HA TKUN QABEL 1013!!!! IGRI, I GHAR RASEK...
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@briffy Qiesu li l-lapsus ta' Mario ghadda ghal ghandek. Issa ghax tliftu bil-kbir qed tghidu li l-kustjoni tad-divorzju hi haga zghira! Mela ghalfejn dawk il-krucjati kollha ftit tal-gimghat ilu biss. Mur emminkom. Mhux ta b'xejn halliekom Cyrus.
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niskanta kif ma tarawx kemm ghamel gid Mario...mela taqbdu mieghu ghax astjenja. Ghandi dritt kollu li jastjeni fuq nejka ta' qattusa bhad-divorzju, qas li kienet xi haga ta'. importanza. wara kollox id-divorzju dahal biex xi erb' minn nies li ma jistghux jinqdew barra minn Malta ghax ghandhom xoghol hawn issa jistghu imorru jiffirmaw fic-civil register u jerghu jizzewgu ma' xi hadd iehor,,, u jekk jiddejqu jghaddu 4 snin ohra jghixu apparti mbaghad jergghu jaghmlu l-istess haga ma xi haddiehor. U x'differenza taghmel ghall-poplu.... x-xemx mhux xorta ser tqum l-ghada. Min qed jghix komdu jibqa' komdu, min qed ibaghti jibqa' jbaghti, min hu marid jibqa' marid. Hallihom jghidu Mario, dawn nies intolleranti.
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Godfrey Grech
Simply pathetic. Even though I strongly disagree with them, I have more respect towards those who voted No than those who tried not to upset anyone by abstaining.
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That bloody conscience again. For heaven's sake give it a rest or at least explain to us what you mean by conscience. Are you taking the : Religious views Secular views Philosophical views
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Min irid jimxi fuq il-kuxjenza, irid jimxi dejjem u f'kollox, fuq il-kuxjenza, mhux fejn jaqbillu.
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In_Nazzjonalisti iffissati fis-sess. Il-kuxjenza tmisshom biss fejn jidhol dan l-attaparsi dnub. Izda fejn jidhol il-htief tal-miljuni u l-qirda ta dak kollu li kellu il-poplu (MIA, Mid Med, Posta etc etc etc) qas biss tissemma il-kuxjenza.. Ma nistantax ghax il-maggjoranza taghhom marru San Alwigi u hemmhek hekk kienu jghallmuhom!!
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AS THE BARD PUT IT... O COWARD CONSCIENCE, HOW DOST THOU AFFLICT ME!! RICHARD III VERY APT!! LOL
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Get a life Mario where was your conscience when the vote for a €5oo/week raise was made. Stop trying to take people for a ride you should be ashamed thinking the people are a bunch of dumb asses
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You parliamentarians must be people of little conscience. If I remember correctly you only voted according to conscience on the referendum for the republic. And that was thirty two years ago! So many laws were passed through parliament, the nationalisation for public of the National Bank, expropriation of land and buildings in the public interest (substitute by Party interests), the advantageous pension rights of politicians, pay rises... Please avoid being ridiculous. Nobody believes you.
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kemm taf tilaba tal QADDIS Sur Mario Galea IMPOSSIBLI IL KUXJENZA li ghandek MA TNIGSEKX li INTI TIEHU 501 ewro u 16 cents ZIEDA fil GIMGHA u il POVRU haddiem JIEHU 1 ewro 16 cents Sur Mario Galea meta shabek il PM u il ministru tal finanzi Dr Tonio Fenech qed JITOLBU lil POPLU biex jaghmel is SAGRIFICJI hawn ghandek TIRRIFLETTI IL KUXJENZA LI GHANDEK fuq din il QABZA li Hemm bejnek ghax Segretarju Parlamentari u haddiem mela fuq id DSIVORZJU
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Tghid il-kuxjenza kienet qed tiehu naghsa meta xi hadd minn ta' madwar Mario ghamel hsara lil karozza ta' Marjo u bdejtu twahhlu li kien xi lejburist? Issa qamitlu l-kuxjenza? U x'kuxjenza hi din li tara tnejn qed ibghatu u trid thallihom ikomplu jbatu minhabba li z-zwieg taghhom ikun tfarrak?. X'kuxjenza hi meta Gonzi jiftahar li qed jgholli l-kontijiet tad-dawl u l-ilma BIL-QALB. X'kuxjenza hi meta ta' qablu qal - HALLUHOM HA JGHOLEW IL-KONTIJIET, Sewwa jghid il-Malti li z-zaqq il-mimlija qatt ma hasbet f'dik vojta.
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Rayman Jumbo
Ragunament skadut u bla sens. Fl'elezzjoini li jmis nghidulek aaaaaarmi ! Addios, Bye Bye.
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And one cannot ignore the WILL of the people like Dr Gonzi did!
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Iva dawn kollha kuxjenza safja ghanhom. Ghidilhom iharsu naqra madwarhom u jindunaw xi hsara qed jaghmlu. Skaaaaaaaduti.
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Joseph Sant
Sur Mario, jekk joghgbok spjegalna ftit jekk il-kuxjenza fil-PN ghandhiex karatteristici matematici. Imbierka s-sapjenza t'Alla, b'kumbinazzjoni, terz mill-Grupp Parlamentari Nazzjonalista il-kuxjenza qaltlu biex jivvota iva, terz iehor qaltlu biex jivvota le, u terz iehor biex jastjena. U tant hi fina u preciza l-kuxjenza nazzjonalista li, ukoll b'kumbinazzjoni, spiccajn li fuq kull distrett ikun hemm min ivvota iva, min ivvota le u min astjena. . Il-veru sofistikata l-kuxjenza nazzjonalista - iggib ghajnek wara widnejk!
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Jien nistaqsi lis-Sur Galea allura possibli li meta s-socjalisti riedu idahhlu s-servizzi socjali f' Malta hadd minn tal-PN ma kellu kuxjenza ghax kollha vvutaw kontriha?
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BUT THE EXERCISE OF CONSCIENCE WAS TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT WHEN VOTING IN THE REFERENDUM, IN PARLIAMENT YOU MUST RESPECT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OR RESIGN. THAT IS DEMOCRACY!!!
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Religious morality should never be confused with political morality. . Religious morality is a product of indoctrination about Gods laws; political morality is concerned with my duties, responsibilities and obligations towards fellow citizens. . Conscience: is fear of the consequences of disobeying God's laws; or in a civil/political context fear of a fine or imprisonment.
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Il kuxjenza Mario hija li ddur wahda sewwa djar ta l-anzjani u tara l-kuntrattur x'qed jghamel. Int ragel twajjeb u kullhadd ihobbok u jirispettak,imma l-ufficjali jghidulek biss dak li inti thobb tisma nirrakomandalek tkellem lill li staff u l-anzjani. Ghasal wasla sal Mellieha, billi sabieha imma bla ruh.
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Mario, Qbadtu ma kelma, u aktar ma ithom tuzawha aktar qeghedin tirredikulaw il parlament. " Il KUXJENZA ". Nistaqsik... Ghal fejn ghamiltu ir referendum konsultativ ? Ovvja sabiex taraw il polz tal poplu. U ghalfejn ridtu taraw il polz tal poplu. Ir risposta facli....sabiex jilluminawkhom kif ghandkhom tagixxu fil parlament. Meta gejtu ghal vot fil parlament semmejtu il KUXJENZA. Ghalura dan il " hussle " kollu u infieq ta flus u hela ta hin, ma sewa ghal xejn, ghax fin nofs kien hemm il KUXJENZA individwali. Jien nemmen fil kuxjenza u kullhadd ghandu jimxi fuqha, pero inthom fil parlament kellkhom ZEWG KUXJENZI......Dik PERSONALI li ovvjament uzajtuwha meta mortu tivvutaw fir Referendum, u il KUXJENZA popolari,dik li tghamel dak li trid il maggoranza tal poplu ghax huwa suprem. L-anqas tastjeni, ghax b`hekk tkun ghamilt bhal ma ghamel Pilatu, hassel idejh.
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Of course one cannot ignore conscience...wherever you go you stumble upon that thing
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Isabelle Borg
Ghaz-zieda ta €500,Dan ma nigzittux naqra l-kuxjenza. Kemm qed tahsbuh iblah il- poplu. Kuxjenza ala P.N= ghamel li jaqbillek.