Shadow Education Minister Grant Gibbons said he couldn't agree with the Premier saying he had no power in this situation.

"I would submit that you don't bring a plane full of ex-Guantanamo Bay prisoners, land them at the airport without passports, without power. You have to have power to be able to do that."

He continued: "It is a very serious error because one of the issues was the security concerns. To simply accept that and not do the kind of diligence that is necessary here, I believe he's not doing the right kind of responsibility.

"Either way you look at it, there is no accountability."

Speaking about the two protests that were held this week, Dr. Gibbons said: "Protesters have been discredited for doing what they have the right to do."

Dr. Gibbons added: "I think it is very hard for us to understand the degree of concern the Americans have about terrorists. But unless you were in New York or close to it, I don't think you really understand being attacked, being violated."

Dr. Gibbons also spoke of the decline in tourism due to of Dr. Brown allowing the Uighurs to live on the Island.

"I spoke to a hotelier who said he's been getting cancellations. I think we really won't know and we may never know what the total impact of this is."

And speaking to PLP ministers, Dr. Gibbons said: "I think in this particular case, there is collective responsibility. If you don't agree with something and you have not been treated properly, you know what you have to do."

Derrick Burgess, Minister of Works and Engineering, told the House although Government might have made an error, they made the right decision.

He quoted the story of the good Samaritan from the Bible and said Bermuda was being the good Samaritan to these men.

"That's what good people do. That's what this Government does. We do good things," he said.

Mr. Burgess said Britain shouldn't step in to give Bermuda "spanks" because of the error that was made.

"They take care of the Isle of Man but did nothing for Bermuda. A relationship goes both ways. Yes we have to respect Britain, but Britain also has to respect us as one of their colonies.

"When the US left Bermuda, Britain should have been negotiating the clean-up of the bases, not us. Britain is the landlord and they left us out in the deep blue sea.

"Britain's relationship goes both ways and, Mr. Speaker, it is the Premier's duty to see that we have good relationships with countries, particularly the USA."

Mr. Burgess continued: "You need friends. I don't care what you do. You need friends. This goes both ways Mr. Speaker. Britain must show that they love this country. That's what they have got to do. They must show that they have interests in this country."

The Minister said dealing with the stop list was a top priority right now so that Bermudians who had minor convictions from years ago would be allowed to travel to the US.

He also spoke about gang violence.

"We have terrorists right on our streets. That's what we should be marching about."

Shadow Health Minister Louise Jackson spoke about some the Government's flaws such as closing the Indigent Clinic, the controversy around FutureCare for seniors and Dr. Brown's visit to the Playboy Mansion.

"If he is a true humanitarian then why did he close this clinic? The protesters accused him of failing to consult the public of the move. And guess what the answer was from our Premier the humanitarian? They wanted to know how the clinic's patients would get treatment in the future. He said we consulted the people through their doctors. Doctor, the honourable Ewart Brown said this."

She continued: "The people want to be heard. I am wondering whether the Premier and the Government are listening.

"It is a very important motion. Are you going to have a Premier who is a law to himself? Instead of defending the constitution, he breaks the constitution."

Junior Home Affairs Minister Walter Roban also spoke about the successes the PLP have had over the past 11 years.

"The people have confidence in us and that's why they have selected us for three consecutive elections.

"This Government has been busy because it has the confidence of the people. We have the confidence of the people of Bermuda."