Chairperson, our Constitution is the supreme law of the Republic. Law or conduct inconsistent with it is invalid and the obligations imposed by it must be fulfilled. And so, we note the threat of court action.
However, we are somewhat amused by the respective parties' determination - those who are opposed to this Bill - to get to Constitution Hill ahead of one another. [Laughter.] The participation of a certain leader of a political party in place of other hon members of her party, who were putting in the hard yards to help shape this Bill, is an interesting development.
An hon member of this House, who is not a member of the ANC, wanted to know from me if this was a vote of no confidence in those members. My response to that member was that I hold those two hon members of the DA in high regard, and I refuse to believe that there could be any untoward reason for their nonparticipation in this debate; but it does raise an interesting point.
Perhaps the hon Mazibuko should have a quiet chat, over a cup of tea, with her new colleague, the hon Mosiuoa Lekota, in that space referred to by the hon Pandor this morning, and she should ask the hon Lekota to tell her about his role in the sorry saga of the Russian satellite. [Interjections.] And please, listen very carefully to his response. [Interjections.]