The Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Thandi Modise, has responded to a letter she received from Public Protector, Adv. Busisiwe Mkhwebane, dated 28 January 2020, in which she alleges that the rules of the House relating to the process of removing office-bearers of institutions supporting democracy (ISDs), in line with Section 194 of the Constitution, are unconstitutional and unlawful.