He argued that Article 35 of the Constitution of Liberia obligates the President to approve or disagree with bills submitted by the National Legislature within a specific timeframe, and that failure to adhere to such provision is a breach of the law.

Chea pointed out that in this regard, when the President approves a bill it needs to be printed into handbill in the shortest possible time to make it a law, according to the Liberia News Agency.
The River Gee Representative’s remarks were contained in a communication he submitted to House Speaker J. Alexander Tyler calling for enactment into law by the Legislature of a Bill titled: “Handbill Publication Act 2015.”

He maintained that contrary to the “expeditious” process needed to complete the legal process in law-making, there is no time set for bills that have Presidential approval to be printed into handbills.

Chea noted that this action does not only delay the enforcement of laws, but also creates room for selective printing of bills, requiring a deadline for printing the handbill.

The communication was forwarded to the House Committees on Foreign Affairs and Judiciary for scrutiny with the mandate to report to Plenary in two weeks.
LINA