Hantu Laut,
That was a shock to me.The Election Commission(EC) announced no by-election for the two vacant state seats in Perak.Where did they get the idea they are empowered to make such decision? It would be interesting to find out from the EC which section of the Election Ordinance allows them to act accordingly.
Not only the EC have to be taken to task, the Perak state assembly Speaker V Sivakumar has shown extreme bias and partiality by accepting the letters of resignation despite the fact that the two assemblymen had written to him denying the validity of the letters.Upon receipt of such letters the Speaker should have called the 2 assemblymen concerned to see him to get clarification.Even if the letters were signed by them they have the right to retract the letters.
If Pakatan supporters think they are going to get a better government than they would be disappointed,, the actions of the speaker and the rest of the Pakatan gang are no better than what the BN is practising.
'Two wrongs don't make a right' the EC has also acted appallingly by going beyond its power. The EC is a servant not the master.Its role is to carry out what was decided by 'State Assembly' in the case of state assemblymen and 'Parliament' in the case of MPs.
What would happen if the Agong upon the advice of the PM agreed to dissolve parliament tomorrow and call for fresh elections can the EC ruled otherwise and say no we don't agree ?
Perak gave EC 48-hour ultimatum, what choice have they got, what can they do, get the artillery and go to war with the EC ?
The only choice is the court and that can move at snail pace.
Is Pakatan thinking of the big D....? Otherwise why the ultimatum?
It looks more like a game of 'tit for tat'.A wrong trying to right the other wrong.Both sides playing dirty politics.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Only God,Prophets,Saints And Fools Have No Price.Others...?
Hantu Laut
People lie for a number of reasons.When we were young we lied out of fear of being punished.Most grew out of it as they get older.In marriage we lied to our spouse to keep the peace or prevent her or him from getting hurt.These are white lies. They do no harm, not intended to do harm but more to save a situation.
Some people claimed they never lied and that itself is a lie. No one, no matter how impeccable his character is must be telling a lie if he says had never lied in his entire life.
The March 2008 Elections had given the oppositions strong foothold in the politics of this nation, it has also brought along some seedy and shady characters. In some areas the people were so disillusioned with the BN even character like Al Capone or a dog for that matter would have been voted in.
Only God, prophets, saints and fools have no price.Every man has a price.We all have different appetite for material comfort.In India a few bottles of Johnny Walker Black Label whiskey can buy you state secrets. In Malaysia, sometimes, a tip of RM50 can get you pardoned by a policeman for a traffic offence.In the US a vacant Senate seat can be sold for $1 million.Unfortunately, for Illinois Governor Rod Blagogevich there were no takers.He shot himself in the foot.
In PKR, the politicians are priceless.They are invaluable.They can't be bought or sold.They have the highest degree of integrity even RM50 million can't buy any of them.This country would sure be cleaned of corruption once PKR and Pakatan takes over the government.
The Malaysian Insider reported that ....Ipoh Barat PKR division head Fauzi Muda, in his statutory declaration made before Commissioner of Oaths Yong Yoke Thye, here today, claimed that he had received an offer of RM50 million from the BN to bring in at least two Perak State Assemblymen, particularly from the PKR, to join Umno or become an Independent after the March 2008 general election.
One Melayu attached too much sanctimoniousness to himself and the other, an Indian playing out his high drama of Tamil's sandiwara.
These things happened many months ago and only exposed at the height of their orgasm for cheap publicity.These two jokers need to go to a special school and learn the art of lying.The BN/UMNO may be wicked and devilish in their ways but they are not that stupid.
Dream on lads! There was no 'Wizard of Oz' offering you the goodies, it was the 'Wicked Witch of the West' playing with your imagination.
They have learned well from their master, who ran to the Turkish Embassy seeking refuge from BN assassins.It is almost a year now and he is still walking around everywhere in full view of the phantom snipers.
Give me RM50 million anytime and I am not ashamed or shy to take it and drop the PKR like a hot brick.
Good luck to those who chose this den of liars.
People lie for a number of reasons.When we were young we lied out of fear of being punished.Most grew out of it as they get older.In marriage we lied to our spouse to keep the peace or prevent her or him from getting hurt.These are white lies. They do no harm, not intended to do harm but more to save a situation.
Some people claimed they never lied and that itself is a lie. No one, no matter how impeccable his character is must be telling a lie if he says had never lied in his entire life.
The March 2008 Elections had given the oppositions strong foothold in the politics of this nation, it has also brought along some seedy and shady characters. In some areas the people were so disillusioned with the BN even character like Al Capone or a dog for that matter would have been voted in.
Only God, prophets, saints and fools have no price.Every man has a price.We all have different appetite for material comfort.In India a few bottles of Johnny Walker Black Label whiskey can buy you state secrets. In Malaysia, sometimes, a tip of RM50 can get you pardoned by a policeman for a traffic offence.In the US a vacant Senate seat can be sold for $1 million.Unfortunately, for Illinois Governor Rod Blagogevich there were no takers.He shot himself in the foot.
In PKR, the politicians are priceless.They are invaluable.They can't be bought or sold.They have the highest degree of integrity even RM50 million can't buy any of them.This country would sure be cleaned of corruption once PKR and Pakatan takes over the government.
The Malaysian Insider reported that ....Ipoh Barat PKR division head Fauzi Muda, in his statutory declaration made before Commissioner of Oaths Yong Yoke Thye, here today, claimed that he had received an offer of RM50 million from the BN to bring in at least two Perak State Assemblymen, particularly from the PKR, to join Umno or become an Independent after the March 2008 general election.
Fauzi also claimed that he was recently offered RM5 for himself and another RM5 million each to the two Perak State Executive Councillors (Exco members), namely the PKR Assemblyman for Changkat Jering, Mohd Osman Jailu, and the PKR Assemblyman for Behrang, JamaluddinMohd Radzi, to defect.
Also reported in Malaysia Insider from the PKR stables........Kedah state executive councillor V Arumugam today claimed he has been a victim of a kidnap plot and other threats since he was elected in the general elections, saying he believed these are attempts to get him to defect from Parti Kedilan Rakyat to the Barisan Nasional.
He claimed that he was the target of a kidnap attempt last Oct 17 but did not give details. He said the incidents began after the elections with several phone calls last March 31 that threatened his family’s safety and a threat tied to a brick that broke the windscreen of his official Proton Perdana with the number plate BKL 4000 on Dec 17.
Arumugam also said he was worried for his and his family’s safety if he kept the threats a secret and urged the police to investigate all his police reports and take immediate action to secure his family’s safety.One Melayu attached too much sanctimoniousness to himself and the other, an Indian playing out his high drama of Tamil's sandiwara.
These things happened many months ago and only exposed at the height of their orgasm for cheap publicity.These two jokers need to go to a special school and learn the art of lying.The BN/UMNO may be wicked and devilish in their ways but they are not that stupid.
Dream on lads! There was no 'Wizard of Oz' offering you the goodies, it was the 'Wicked Witch of the West' playing with your imagination.
They have learned well from their master, who ran to the Turkish Embassy seeking refuge from BN assassins.It is almost a year now and he is still walking around everywhere in full view of the phantom snipers.
Give me RM50 million anytime and I am not ashamed or shy to take it and drop the PKR like a hot brick.
Good luck to those who chose this den of liars.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Frogs Without Ponds: Anwar Ibrahim Smarter
Hantu Laut
Malaysian politics never failed to fascinate.The buying and selling of politicians from both sides of the fence is now becoming a matter of life and death.Recent development shows Anwar Ibrahim is the better card player.
I wrote in my previous post 'We Are The Champions' about how past Sabah state governments stopped their assemblymen from defecting by asking them to sign undated letters of resignation which was later deemed illegal.
The speaker of the Perak state assembly has received letter of resignation from the two PKR assemblymen. Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mat Radzi denys he has resigned and said he was made to sign the letter last March.The speaker has accepted the resignation of both assemblymen. By-elections would have to be called after notification to the Election Commission.Is the letter legitimate and legally binding ? The question now rest with the speaker and eventually the court if the two assemblymen decide to challenge the legality of the letter.
In the meantime, the two assemblymen have two options, leave as it is and lose their seats or rush to the court and try get an injunction to stop the by-election until the case is heard and decided by the court.Injunction may or may not be granted.The decision rests with the judge.
The speaker of the assembly wasn't wrong in accepting the resignation as long as he is convinced the letter is genuine.
I believe the letter is valid and legally binding because it was a precondition and it wasn't signed under duress.This is my personal opinion, the law may have different interpretation.
Between being arrogance, cock-sure and being pragmatic Anwar Ibrahim has the edge over the politicians in UMNO. A smart politician that doesn't take things for granted, never trust anyone and cleverly bolted the doors to the stables so the horses can't flee and flee, if they have to, at their own perils.
Anwar, the big fish in a small pond is smarter, maybe, a little less democratic, but than can you blame him ?
On the other side ,UMNO with it cock-of-the-walk attitude, pathetically naive and wanting to be seen democratic did not take preventive measures against the political frogs, degenerates and mercenaries.
Umno may have caught the frogs without the ponds at the moment. Going by precedents on similar cases in Sabah before, Pakatan's hold on power is precariously hanging in the balance.
Malaysian politics never failed to fascinate.The buying and selling of politicians from both sides of the fence is now becoming a matter of life and death.Recent development shows Anwar Ibrahim is the better card player.
I wrote in my previous post 'We Are The Champions' about how past Sabah state governments stopped their assemblymen from defecting by asking them to sign undated letters of resignation which was later deemed illegal.
The speaker of the Perak state assembly has received letter of resignation from the two PKR assemblymen. Behrang assemblyman Jamaluddin Mat Radzi denys he has resigned and said he was made to sign the letter last March.The speaker has accepted the resignation of both assemblymen. By-elections would have to be called after notification to the Election Commission.Is the letter legitimate and legally binding ? The question now rest with the speaker and eventually the court if the two assemblymen decide to challenge the legality of the letter.
In the meantime, the two assemblymen have two options, leave as it is and lose their seats or rush to the court and try get an injunction to stop the by-election until the case is heard and decided by the court.Injunction may or may not be granted.The decision rests with the judge.
The speaker of the assembly wasn't wrong in accepting the resignation as long as he is convinced the letter is genuine.
I believe the letter is valid and legally binding because it was a precondition and it wasn't signed under duress.This is my personal opinion, the law may have different interpretation.
Between being arrogance, cock-sure and being pragmatic Anwar Ibrahim has the edge over the politicians in UMNO. A smart politician that doesn't take things for granted, never trust anyone and cleverly bolted the doors to the stables so the horses can't flee and flee, if they have to, at their own perils.
Anwar, the big fish in a small pond is smarter, maybe, a little less democratic, but than can you blame him ?
On the other side ,UMNO with it cock-of-the-walk attitude, pathetically naive and wanting to be seen democratic did not take preventive measures against the political frogs, degenerates and mercenaries.
Umno may have caught the frogs without the ponds at the moment. Going by precedents on similar cases in Sabah before, Pakatan's hold on power is precariously hanging in the balance.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
We Were The Champions
Hantu Laut
Come to 'Land Below The Wind' where the wind of change is still blowing far off the horizon. The wind of change didn't blow strong enough in the March 2008 General Elections. There were no nimbus clouds threatening a deluge that poured torrents of rain of protests to debunk and bring down the government.The gathering storms were far across the South China Sea, on the other side of the ocean.
Sabah politicians have always been wild and wily.This is where frog culture and money politics originated from, much to the consternation of the so-called sophisticated politicians from the West, appalled by what they see as immoral and shameful act of betrayal.Sabah was once the biggest thorn in the flesh of Federal leaders. Now, politics in the state are more tampered and less volatile.The frogs,toads and biawaks have migrated to the 'Land Of The Kings'.
Sabahans were very progressive, innovative and definitely very inventive when it comes to politics.In the past, we invented a foolproof system of keeping our assemblymen in line and from defecting, we made them sign undated letters of resignation before they can be nominated to stand for election.If any one of them try to be funny or contemplates defection after being elected, we affix a date to the undated letter and submit it to the Speaker of the Assembly.Presto! A by-election.Than some idiotic leaders from Kuala Lumpur interfered and said it was undemocratic and unconstitutional and forced us to stop the practice and brought the court of law to stop it.
Not exactly happy with that interference we decided we must teach these smart donkeys a lesson, we invented the frog culture, out of spite, to show the sophisticated Peninsula politicians how democratic we were. Next thing we knew the politics in Sabah is like a 'Yo Yo', you don't know whether you are coming or going.The democratic frog culture was not helping to keep political stability and those crooked assemblymen started making all sorts of demands and if you don't meet their demands they threatened to transform into a frog and before you knew it they have hopped over to the other side.
Many years later we became wiser and very careful, this time we must invent something lawful, something that our brothers in the West wouldn't object.
We went to the State Assembly and managed to secure majority approval of the members to pass an 'Anti-Hop' law that prohibits any elected representative from defecting or crossing over to another political party.They can only leave by resignation of their positions or failing which the positions fall vacant by virtue of the law and by-election must be held thereafter.We thought this it time would be fine, no one can defect, no one can argue or say it's wrong, because the law says so. Than, again, some smart-asses from Kuala Lumpur came and told us that this one was also wrong, it's against freedom of association and, therefore, against the Federal Constitution.They went to court and the court ruled in their favour and the law was repelled. Before we knew it, they have stolen a number of our assemblymen, made them cross over to their side and obviously we lost the government.
Well, to cut the story short and to whittle away the pain of being played out many times we decided if 'You can't fight them, join them' which we did and now we found ourselves in better shape than they are.In fact, we and our brothers in Sarawak saved the day for them, saved them from annihilation.They have never been in a more precarious position before than now.Even with our help they are still walking the tightrope and hopelessly have no idea whether they are going or coming and when they are going to lose the government that they have held for more than five decades. Now, how they wish they have the 'Anti-Hop' law to protect them.One frog has already crossed over to to the other side and some donkeys in the party were already calling for such law to be implemented.
We saw these problems about four decades ago and took action to make sure politicians do not use politics to serve themselves.Unfortunately, the more powerful force destroyed all our inventions to suit their purpose, now, how they wish they hadn't done that.
We were the champions.We are the champions.
Come to 'Land Below The Wind' where the wind of change is still blowing far off the horizon. The wind of change didn't blow strong enough in the March 2008 General Elections. There were no nimbus clouds threatening a deluge that poured torrents of rain of protests to debunk and bring down the government.The gathering storms were far across the South China Sea, on the other side of the ocean.
Sabah politicians have always been wild and wily.This is where frog culture and money politics originated from, much to the consternation of the so-called sophisticated politicians from the West, appalled by what they see as immoral and shameful act of betrayal.Sabah was once the biggest thorn in the flesh of Federal leaders. Now, politics in the state are more tampered and less volatile.The frogs,toads and biawaks have migrated to the 'Land Of The Kings'.
Sabahans were very progressive, innovative and definitely very inventive when it comes to politics.In the past, we invented a foolproof system of keeping our assemblymen in line and from defecting, we made them sign undated letters of resignation before they can be nominated to stand for election.If any one of them try to be funny or contemplates defection after being elected, we affix a date to the undated letter and submit it to the Speaker of the Assembly.Presto! A by-election.Than some idiotic leaders from Kuala Lumpur interfered and said it was undemocratic and unconstitutional and forced us to stop the practice and brought the court of law to stop it.
Not exactly happy with that interference we decided we must teach these smart donkeys a lesson, we invented the frog culture, out of spite, to show the sophisticated Peninsula politicians how democratic we were. Next thing we knew the politics in Sabah is like a 'Yo Yo', you don't know whether you are coming or going.The democratic frog culture was not helping to keep political stability and those crooked assemblymen started making all sorts of demands and if you don't meet their demands they threatened to transform into a frog and before you knew it they have hopped over to the other side.
Many years later we became wiser and very careful, this time we must invent something lawful, something that our brothers in the West wouldn't object.
We went to the State Assembly and managed to secure majority approval of the members to pass an 'Anti-Hop' law that prohibits any elected representative from defecting or crossing over to another political party.They can only leave by resignation of their positions or failing which the positions fall vacant by virtue of the law and by-election must be held thereafter.We thought this it time would be fine, no one can defect, no one can argue or say it's wrong, because the law says so. Than, again, some smart-asses from Kuala Lumpur came and told us that this one was also wrong, it's against freedom of association and, therefore, against the Federal Constitution.They went to court and the court ruled in their favour and the law was repelled. Before we knew it, they have stolen a number of our assemblymen, made them cross over to their side and obviously we lost the government.
Well, to cut the story short and to whittle away the pain of being played out many times we decided if 'You can't fight them, join them' which we did and now we found ourselves in better shape than they are.In fact, we and our brothers in Sarawak saved the day for them, saved them from annihilation.They have never been in a more precarious position before than now.Even with our help they are still walking the tightrope and hopelessly have no idea whether they are going or coming and when they are going to lose the government that they have held for more than five decades. Now, how they wish they have the 'Anti-Hop' law to protect them.One frog has already crossed over to to the other side and some donkeys in the party were already calling for such law to be implemented.
We saw these problems about four decades ago and took action to make sure politicians do not use politics to serve themselves.Unfortunately, the more powerful force destroyed all our inventions to suit their purpose, now, how they wish they hadn't done that.
We were the champions.We are the champions.
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