COMMENT | The nation is trundling towards a calamitous constitutional misunderstanding. Someone has to do something about it and set matters straight. Let us identify what is happening.

A debate has begun to rage. It concerns the identity of the person who should be the next attorney-general. It is about constitutional provisions regarding what characteristics the attorney general should have - and whether the current nominee, Tommy Thomas has them.

At the heart of the debate are two conflicting statements: the first is the ...