The vice-president must live long enough

In his book, The Social Contract and Discourse, Rousseau relates that " Astyages, in Xenephon, desires Cyrus give him an account of his last lesson.

It was this, answered Cyrus, one of the big boys of the school having a small coat, gave it to a little boy and took away from him his coat, which was larger. Our master having appointed me arbiter in the dispute, I ordered that matters should stand as they were, as each boy seemed to be better suited than before. The master, however, remonstrated with me, saying I considered only convenience, whereas justice ought to have been the first concern, and justice teaches that no one should suffer forcible interference with what belongs to him".

The Vice President is reported as having said the declaration of assets law will be made on their terms. In terms of the constitution parliament shall make law for the good government of Botswana. This suggests that where the "terms" of the lawmakers conflicts with good government, then the "terms" of our lawmakers must give way. Our Vice President seems to place his convenience over the constitutional duty to make law for the good government of Botswana. In time though his position will yield to the constitution. All that one may ask for is that he lives long enough to see it happen, for happen it will.

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