MK Simcha Rothman, Chairman of the Knesset's Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, on Monday remarked about the reservations submitted regarding the changes to the reasonableness standard. The reasonableness standard is an amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary, and allows the court to rule against the validity of elected official's decisions that in a justice's opinion are beyond the scope of what a reasonable authority would undertake. It passed its first Knesset reading earlier this month, and is now being prepared for its second and third Knesset readings. "I want to thank the members of the opposition for their integrity, and for the fact that they did not agree to advance any compromise on this bill, on what they call 'dangerous legislation,' since that was said by them in a unilateral fashion," Rothman said. "The submission of the reservations is only a sign of the behavior which has taken place here throughout the discussion and the lack of willingness to hold a practical discussion... Unfortunately any attempt to reach agreements is barren." The Knesset's legal adviser, Sagit Afik, remarked, "This is an unprecedented high in the number of reservations: 27,677, of which 1,649 are party reservations." She added that, "The Knesset's job is to legislate, and we will not allow, through a high number of reservations which borders on misuse of the institute of reservations, to delay and even stop the process of legislation which the Knesset desires to advance by means of the committees and the plenum." Related articles: A deep state doesn’t get any deeper than this What does new FBI deputy think about Israel's judicial reform? How much the Bar Association spent to fight judicial reform? Gadi Eisenkot's surprising support for Yariv Levin She added that she recommends requesting that the opposition provide explanations for their reservations, and that the number of reservations to be discussed and voted on be limited. Journalist Yehuda Shlezinger noted some of the reservations submitted by the opposition. These include: * Promoting the status of clowns in Israel * Promoting a cultural autonomy for wild boars * Canceling April 1st * Promoting the ability to go to the bathroom * Promoting the dissemination of popcorn * Appointing a waiter to be Drinks Minister * Normalizing a trend to grow a mustache on your forehead * Winning the Distance Spitting tournament * Encouraging watching horror movies for the sake of escapism * Appointing the Prime Minister's wife and her sons as the Queen of Israel and the Caesar of the World * Appointing a baker as a minister * Sharpening pencils that are colored black and gray * Developing a new species of green frogs * Declaring Petah Tikva to be a non-real city * Creating a precedent for the removal of whales * Promoting the donation of the placentas of Afghan tortoises to children * Banning civilians from crossing the street * Teaching animals to read and write * Teaching English to the Finance Minister * Encouraging throwing garbage into public spaces * Enchanting darkness on the face of the deep * Encouraging skirts for men * Appointing a dog as Prime Minister * Drinking tequila and eating the worm in it
