Hantu Laut
Lack of experience and ignorance of rules and procedures is making life more and more difficult for Pakatan. Whether it is ignorance, arrogance or defiance, it has thrown the state of Perak into serious constitutional crisis.
Perak's Speaker of the Assembly V.Sivakumar abusing the rules and procedures of the assembly to keep Pakatan in power is shocking and unprecedented. His attempt through malfeasance to overthrow a government constitutionally appointed by the Sultan is making mockery of the Sultan's constitutional powers.
The job of a speaker is to ensure members of the house abide by the standing orders and sits as chairman of the 'committe of privileges'. It is not his job to take sides. He must be seen to be fair, impartial and without bias. He is speaker of the house representing all the members, not just Pakatan.If he can't carry on his duties fairly and without malice than he should tender his resignation.
The Speaker V.Sivakumar is now the most powerful man in Perak, more powerful than the Sultan of Perak.He can appoint and sack Menteri Besar and government. His impertinence is a slap in the Sultan's face.As Speaker of the assembly he must be seen to be fair, impartial, show no bias and must ensure the proceedings of the house are in accordance with rules and procedures of the assembly and that of the State and Federal Constitution.
This show of disrespect for the Sultan is a threat to the constitutional monarch and making mockery of the State and Federal Constitutions. Amazingly, some legal minds think the Speaker has the right to suspend those assemblymen to keep an illegal government in power.You can read the great minds here. Making general assumptions without quoting the relevant autority. This learned law professor may have forgotten that the whole Pakatan government had fallen when the Sultan deemed that Menteri Besar Nizar Jamaluddin had lost the confidence of the majority members of the assembly and refused to dissolve the assembly.A new government and new menteri besar had been installed that the Sultan in his judgement deemed to command the majority support of the members of the house.
What the Speaker should have done is to ask for the assembly to be convened and to be attended by all assemblymen. Pakatan can, if they so wish, try to pass a vote of no confidence at the new menteri besar. A simple majority would suffice.
Under such situation few things can happen. The BN ignore the suspension and continue governing the state (not optimal choice), the Sultan dissolves the assembly and call for fresh elections (possible but unlikely), BN take the case to court or as last resort the Federal government can request the Agong, if he is satisfied such emergency exists, to impose emergency rule in Perak.
Or if the BN is confident of majority support of the members they should call for the assembly to be convened and remove Sivakumar as speaker.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Perak's No Government Blues
Hantu Laut
The Speaker of the Perak Legislative Assembly V Sivakumar has suspended the newly sworn in excos including new Menteri Besar Ramly Zahary for 12 months. Is he going according to procedures or acting with malice?
The Speaker has created a crisis situation, a stalemate.Perak has no government.Sivakumar could be made to answer on what disciplinary ground the 6 excos were suspended.The 6 was appointed following the appointment of a new menteri besar and a new government by the Sultan.By procedure Sivakumar should continue to act as Speaker of the house in a new government and should act impartially and with out malice.It should be business as usual and he should act as Speaker for the house and not as speaker for Pakatan. It was clear his action was to dwindle the number of BN assemblymen and to give Pakatan a majority sitting in the house for the next 12 months.
Is it going to happen, will Pakatan be back in the government? Was the speaker acting beyond his powers and his action construed as illegal.
If the impasse continue than Perak is moving toward emergency rule.The Federal government can go to the Agong and ask him to declare emergency in Perak under Article 150 of the Federal constitution.
The Speaker of the Perak Legislative Assembly V Sivakumar has suspended the newly sworn in excos including new Menteri Besar Ramly Zahary for 12 months. Is he going according to procedures or acting with malice?
The Speaker has created a crisis situation, a stalemate.Perak has no government.Sivakumar could be made to answer on what disciplinary ground the 6 excos were suspended.The 6 was appointed following the appointment of a new menteri besar and a new government by the Sultan.By procedure Sivakumar should continue to act as Speaker of the house in a new government and should act impartially and with out malice.It should be business as usual and he should act as Speaker for the house and not as speaker for Pakatan. It was clear his action was to dwindle the number of BN assemblymen and to give Pakatan a majority sitting in the house for the next 12 months.
Is it going to happen, will Pakatan be back in the government? Was the speaker acting beyond his powers and his action construed as illegal.
If the impasse continue than Perak is moving toward emergency rule.The Federal government can go to the Agong and ask him to declare emergency in Perak under Article 150 of the Federal constitution.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
The Battle For Tiga Bukits
Hantu Laut
Was it mere coincidence or God has sent divine message to both BN and Pakatan that they have three monumental tasks ahead of them, to climb three bukit (hills) to prove which of them worthy of the people's trust. First, it was Bukit Gantang than came Bukit Selambau and the next one very likely Bukit Lanjan if Elizabeth Wong went ahead with her resignation.
Elizabeth has shown exemplary conduct rarely seen in Malaysian politics, taking responsibility for something she had no control of and scarifies her political career for the party and nation. The supercilious voices have called for her resignation and blamed her for choosing the wrong mate as a lover.These pseudo-moralists can't tell the difference between a person with low morals and those made victims by the immorality of others.Little things please little minds. Such vacuous remarks only show bias and immaturity.
What Elizabeth did by offering her resignation without being pressured to do so will boost the support for Pakatan in the by-elections.She has not been an encumbrance to her party.Although, she is new in politics, the overwhelming calls for her to stay was a reflection of her good stead and good standing with her peers and the people.
The fight in Perak and Kedah could be close but the bukit in Selangor would be a tough one for BN to climb.
Was it mere coincidence or God has sent divine message to both BN and Pakatan that they have three monumental tasks ahead of them, to climb three bukit (hills) to prove which of them worthy of the people's trust. First, it was Bukit Gantang than came Bukit Selambau and the next one very likely Bukit Lanjan if Elizabeth Wong went ahead with her resignation.
Elizabeth has shown exemplary conduct rarely seen in Malaysian politics, taking responsibility for something she had no control of and scarifies her political career for the party and nation. The supercilious voices have called for her resignation and blamed her for choosing the wrong mate as a lover.These pseudo-moralists can't tell the difference between a person with low morals and those made victims by the immorality of others.Little things please little minds. Such vacuous remarks only show bias and immaturity.
What Elizabeth did by offering her resignation without being pressured to do so will boost the support for Pakatan in the by-elections.She has not been an encumbrance to her party.Although, she is new in politics, the overwhelming calls for her to stay was a reflection of her good stead and good standing with her peers and the people.
The fight in Perak and Kedah could be close but the bukit in Selangor would be a tough one for BN to climb.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
No Nudity:No Reason To Quit
Hantu Laut
Unless there are other photos, those who have seen the rather poor quality photos would agree there is no reason for Elizabeth Wong to quit her posts.
Wonder what's the big hoo-ha made by the media of photographs that showed no nudity at all and taken by a mentally deranged low-life idiot. She was fully clad in sarong and blouse and probably was sleeping while the photo was taken. The photos are of extremely bad quality, even those who knows her well would not recognise her.
Unless she knew of other more damaging photos taken of her that the maniac may not have released to the public yet, Elizabeth Wong should reconsider her decision to resign. If your are a victim nobody will blame you.
The police should get to the bottom of this form of blackmail.
A foreign smut website has published the photos.
Unless there are other photos, those who have seen the rather poor quality photos would agree there is no reason for Elizabeth Wong to quit her posts.
Wonder what's the big hoo-ha made by the media of photographs that showed no nudity at all and taken by a mentally deranged low-life idiot. She was fully clad in sarong and blouse and probably was sleeping while the photo was taken. The photos are of extremely bad quality, even those who knows her well would not recognise her.
Unless she knew of other more damaging photos taken of her that the maniac may not have released to the public yet, Elizabeth Wong should reconsider her decision to resign. If your are a victim nobody will blame you.
The police should get to the bottom of this form of blackmail.
A foreign smut website has published the photos.
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