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Thursday, September 11, 2014

Let There be State Elections Then.



I have re-studied the political situation in Selangor away from the din and ruckus that surround it. The more I think about it, the solution does lie in the hands of The Sultan of Selangor. He can clear this mess.

By dissolving the Selangor assembly and letting the people judge what’s best for them. Not to just rearrange the political permutations but to judge other issues.

If that were to take place let no one decry the choice of doing a state election. Even if it costs RM50 million, this is an exercise by the people in democracy. That’s just the down payment for the Tropicana land.

If there are state elections- the people of Selangor wishing to liberate themselves from the tyranny of shadowy dealings of the political parties as they claimed being subjected to all this time, can cast  their votes on many things. Let the people in the richest state speak out. Let them also remember, this opportunity is given to them by the Sultan of Selangor.

When the opportunity is given take it. Then, let them speak on (1) Kidex (2) on GST (3) water deals (4) on the performance of Khalid and so on so forth. Let this be a people’s referendum on a number of issues. I am sure UMNO will chicken out.

Let the state elections not just be about the issue of selecting an MB or appointing one man. It must celebrate the inalienable right of the individual to determine their destiny. For UMNO too- the state elections should be an ample opportunity to re-establish their legitimacy. Don’t be shy about it.

The Selangor MB issue has developed into something beyond control. It has now become a constitutional issue. What a ruler can or cannot do is prescribed in the constitution. He has the right to appoint the MB from among those in the house whom in his judgement is likely to command the majority support in the house.

Therefore, at this moment, I think the ruler is right in calling for more than 1 name for his choice. Or more than 2 names from each of the party making up the government for the time being, which are members of Pakatan Rakyat. He has to make a choice from among those listed so that he can judge who among them is likely to command the confidence of the majority.  He can do this subjectively as it falls into his judgement or he can do an objective test- allowing his choice to be ratified in the next sitting of the dewan.

The wrong committed by parties like PKR and DAP for instance is in preventing the Sultan from exercising choice- which the words in his judgement a person who is likely to command the confidence of the majority in the house mean. The Sultan has a choice to disbelieve the person coming before him claiming him or her commands the confidence of the majority.

Submitting one name is not giving the Sultan his due right to choose- what is there to choose if there is only one name? So PKR should by now have done a corrected submission. Put up a few names- Wan Azizah, Azmin, Dr Idris,. DAP should also now do the same.  It’s a pity they don’t have a Malay ADUN.

That cheapskate Dato Najib has done a cheap shot saying DAP and PKR do not understand the state constitution. The practice is to submit only one name all this while. It is called convention no?

Yes, the next time if BN retains the federal government- please submit more than one name to allow the Agong to exercise his right to judge from among the house members, a person likely to command the confidence of the majority ok. Demonstrate the same principle.

Now, whether that action is treasonous or not- the Sultan did not say this. The letter from his office stated his displeasure. Displeasure is not the same as saying someone is treasonous is it?

Posted by sakmongkol AK47

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