Article 5(C) of the Liberian Constitution does not define a law against nepotism per se. The provision allows for a framework that empowers the Legislature to be able to enact a nepotism law. Such a law would define and set standards of what should constitute nepotism. It can only be said that the president breaches this article where she tries to hinder the Legislature from enacting such a nepotism law. However, until such a law is enacted, she can not be in violation of nepotism in the legal sense because no such law exist at the moment. It seems that Sirleaf's appointment of her son provides an opportunity for lawmakers to carry-out their legislative responsibility by passing a clear-cut law against nepotism in government as a whole. However, such a law will have to be comprehensive for the public sector and not just meant to only target the president or a select group. It appears that rather than deal with this issue in earnest, some lawmakers are only politicizing the issue. Many of them have their relatives and children working right in their offices and receiving scholarships to attend colleges abroad on taxpayer's money. Therefore, it is not surprising that they lack the moral backbone to enact such a law.

Pres. Sirleaf could be testing the morality of the society thru our lawmakers like in the case of the "Code of Conduct Law" which has remained idled in the Legislature for years now. This shows that there is a problem with morality in our country. Lawmakers have no principles at all. None whatsoever! Conceptually, an appointment of a relative in itself may not be unlawful since to be in breach of nepotism it must be proven that the appointment was based strictly on favouritism without any consideration of merit. The challenge is left with our lawmakers to enact a national law. Until then, Gongloe's recommendation for Sirleaf's resignation has no legal foundation.