Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote today on the X platform that he decided to withdraw his co-signature in the case of Judge Krzysztof Wesołowski. “There is no legal procedure by which you can withdraw your co-signature, this is another act of breaking the law,” PiS President Jarosław Kaczyński noted at a press conference. Tusk’s entry also received numerous reactions on the Internet.
Following the complaint of the judges of the Civil Chamber of the Supreme Court, I have decided to withdraw the co-signature
– wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on the X platform.
PiS President Jarosław Kaczyński stated at Monday’s press conference that “there is no legal procedure that would allow the withdrawal of the co-signature.”
This is yet another example of what, to use a very mild word, could be described as judicial voluntarism. But in fact, this is just another act of law-breaking and another act that points to a very far-reaching concern
– said Kaczynski.
He judged that “this fear is very clearly reflected in Tusk’s various absurd speeches.”
And I think it’s justified
– the PiS president added.
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“He lost his virtue, he didn’t earn a ruble”
Today’s entry by Donald Tusk sparked countless reactions, including on social media.
Someone here advised D. Tusk very unwisely… The withdrawal of the co-signature has no effect now. And at the same time – such an attempt is an excess of powers and a violation of the Constitution – which will one day be punished by the State Tribunal. That is: he has lost his virtue, he has not earned a ruble and he still has to pay… It is a sad affair, to say the least
– said PiS MP Paweł Jabłoński.
In the same way, the President can revoke your act of appointment or the act of appointment of the judges who filed this particular “complaint”. It is a disgrace that lawyers with a title suggest treating the state as private property and equating the law with their own will. Pure anarchy and lawlessness
– wrote Sebastian Kaleta, parliamentarian of Sovereign Poland.
State Court
– said PiS MP Kacper Płażyński.
You are now violating the constitution that you have defended for the past eight years. All you care about is keeping the majority of ‘your’ people in the Supreme Court. There is no rule of law, let alone independence
— wrote Konrad Berkowicz from Konfederacja.
Some commentators refer to the opinion of Prof. Marek Chmaja
Even Professor Marek Chmaj, the supervisor of many POL theses, claims that the co-signature cannot be revoked. Tusk always protected himself from Bodnar, now he took responsibility for violating the Constitution
– PiS MP Andrzej Śliwka pointed out.
The co-signing is protected by the constitution. Even Marek Chmaj, who can hardly be accused of supporting PiS, sees this. Article 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland clearly states: state authorities act on the basis and within the limits of the law. For a citizen, what is not prohibited is permitted, but state authorities are bound by the absolute principle of legalism: what is not permitted is prohibited. Donald Tusk has violated the constitution
– said MP Marcin Warchoł.
For all the Strong Razem people who accuse me of saying: “Oh, a constitutional expert was found. He says that Prime Minister Donald Tusk could not withdraw his co-signature. You see, I did not come up with it myself, I MENTIONED EXPERTS, e.g. Prof. Ph.D. Marek Chmaj
And what do non-regular lawyers think about this?
Perhaps I will file a complaint with the President to have him revoke some appointments to judicial positions, because they were made in flagrant violation of the law. Some of these decisions of the Constitutional Court were collected before 2015
– wrote the chair of the National Council of the Judiciary, Dagmara Pawełczyk-Woicka.
If you are serious, the only appropriate solution would be for President Andrzej Duda to decide to revoke the December 13, 2023 decision to appoint D. Tusk as Prime Minister, right?
– said judge Łukasz Piebiak.
The case also electrified journalists:
We are facing a crisis of the rule of law. The Prime Minister is violating the Constitution and bragging about it in public.
Even Prof. Marek Chmaj, who is very friendly to the current government, believes that it is impossible to withdraw the co-signature. But if a politician really wants something, he can do it; and the law cannot prevent this
And council members, activists and commentators:
Withdraw the co-signature… I see he doesn’t even care about appearances anymore. Assuming you’ll rule forever always ends badly, Mr. Donald
You have just informed about the violation of the Constitution and therefore appeal to a majority in the next RO Sejm to bring you before the State Tribunal. The recognition of total lawlessness by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, made on September 9, 2024, will go down in history
Constitution? What is it?
In the same way, it must be assumed that the president can withdraw his signature from a law and thereby repeal the applicable law. Do you really want to create such a legal chaos here that 30 years of cleaning up after you will not be enough?
Donald, avoid yourself! For our own good.
You can jokingly suggest to Prime Minister Tusk and Minister Bodnar to create a new constitution consisting of just one sentence: “If something is not allowed, but you really want it, then you can do it”, but who guarantees that one day they will not accept it? Seriously?
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Source: wPolityce