Comments on: So What Are Our Parliament Members Doing On Their Vacation?

By: Samra

Samra — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:27:48 +0000

It is very expensive to buy a few thousand votes and win the elections, the salary, retirement, benefits and power to embezzle are a return on investment. If MP’s want a raise they should give up retirement benefits. anyone else needs to work for the government for 30+ years to get it not just 4!! o ba3dain the same way these people were able to afford knafeh and manasef for at least 6 months they can continue to sponser a3ba2 el jakha el kathabeh tab3et-hom

You’re average Jordanian voter is a hypocrite to complain about the MP’s asking for a personal raise, most got their bonus 100 JDs in advance.

By: Hareega

Hareega — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:11:20 +0000

Most Jordanians would have behaved exactly the same had they been members of the Palriament themselves

By: Deena

Deena — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:17:00 +0000

they went on holiday to avoid discussing this, perhaps?
http://www.alghad.jo/?news=321285

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:09:02 +0000

Oh man, I feel sorry for our poor MPs, they cant pay for the Gas, actualy they don’t pay for anything! One of the reasons the MPs were duying to get elected was the personal benefits they will gain when getting elected. And I mean business benefits as with their new power they can manage to run their businesses with more freedom and twist some laws as well. I personaly know some MPs who are currently doing this. I’m glad I never voted for a male in the last elections!
screw them!

By: ArabianMonkey

ArabianMonkey — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:02:38 +0000

do they have a facebook group to share their holiday pix?

By: Mohanned

Mohanned — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:25:33 +0000

Now this is funny:
ينوي المكتب الدائم لمجلس النواب توجيه رسالة الى السفارة الايطالية في عمان يُحتج فيها على ما ورد في كلمة السفير الايطالي خلال حفل اقامته جمعية الصداقة البرلمانية الاردنية الايطالية. السفير الذي استاء من غياب النواب عن الحفل دعا في كلمته الشعب الاردني الى عدم انتخابهم مرة اخرى.

From alarabalyawm.
You have to wonder who comes up with this stuff?

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:28:30 +0000

I like Mo’s answer. It seems about right.

By: mo

mo — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:18:21 +0000

well what do u expect .. they spend a ton of money to get there, now theyre trying to make that money back .. its an investment

By: ArabianMonkey

ArabianMonkey — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:07:00 +0000

It’s spring and they feel the urge to explore while the country is in bloom. Perhaps they have a new secret strategy which on their own time takes them out looking into what kind of work needs to be done as they connect with the plebs while trolling around the country.

By: abu daoud

abu daoud — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:43:42 +0000

But at least they got upset at Denmark, right? That must have helped a few people…

(Sorry for the sarcasm, it’s just the only way I can deal with news like this…again and again…saa3idni ya rab)

By: Adoosh

Adoosh — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:48:55 +0000

Ya 7aram, ga663ou galby! The poor MPs are suffering from the costs of living :’(

What about the fortune each and every one of them spent to get his ass in the parliament?!

By: tambi

tambi — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:20:42 +0000

I say lets investigate more into this, and bring more attention to it. But we will probably be prosecuted by the parliment itslef. and we might get a new law passed that prohibits even opening these subjects. or even better a law that every person that talks bout MP’s will pay a fine and that will go to the MP’s themselves

By: MD

MD — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:18:24 +0000

I would definitely second amjad.

I could never get the idea of “if your father is in the army then you get a seat in a college”, but i still get it more than this.

These news are surely worth publishing, everywhere, I dont know if they can be read in other newspaper.

I hope the government will raise their earning , free them from taxes, afford them college seats, and all they ask for. SERIOUSLY

by the way, what Jbour said is even funnier than that of Amoush

By: amjad mahfouz

amjad mahfouz — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:44:15 +0000

I say lets hang them !!!
thx for the share