DAP Should Abstain From Any No Confidence Vote - By Norman Fernandez.

 

OSTB : Here are some thoughts from Sdra Norman Fernandez. Norman was at one time Deputy Chairman of DAP Johor.  This is the second time I am hearing this suggestion ie that the DAP fully abstain from any No Confidence Vote, set to take place when Parliament is in session on September 6th, 2021. 

Ok a slight correction. In the previous post it should have been 31 MPs instead of 41 MPs rooting for the PM. It looks like the  numbers are still fluid. Lets see what happens next.

*APA ‘ENDGAME’ DAP*  Oleh Norman Fernandez

Tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa DAP dengan 42 kerusi parlimen adalah bloc pembangkang yang paling utuh. 

Namun, hari ini DAP turut berada dalam saf yang sama dengan parti-parti pembangkang PKR, Amanah serta fraksi UMNO yang tidak (lagi) menyokong Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin sebagai Perdana Menteri.

DAP juga turut menyoal majoriti Muhyiddin Yassin dan mendesak Muhyiddin Yassin agar menguji kekuatan sokongan  di parlimen.

Walaupun Muhyiddin Yassin telah mengumumkan bahawa keabsahannya sebagai Perdana Menteri akan ditentukan diparlimen pada bulan September melalui usul undi percaya, namun pengumuman Muhyiddin Yassin masih tidak dapat meredakan gelora politik dan mententeramkan politik serabut. DAP seperti parti yang lain tidak sanggup dan bersedia menunggu sehingga September tetapi juga mahu keabsahan perdana menteri ditentukan sekarang.

Rakyat dan pengundi dan khususnya penyokong tegar DAP perlu bertanya apakah ‘endgame’ DAP dalam kemelut politik ini.

Dalam keghairahan ingin melihat Muhyiddin Yassin dilengserkan dari jawatan Perdana Menteri, apakah DAP tidak sedar bahawa sebenarnya DAP turut terjerat dalam mainan politik UMNO secara khususnya dan politik Melayu secara amnya. 

Paling tidak DAP dengan bloc terbesar dipergunakan untuk menjatuhkan Muhyiddin Yassin serta kerajaan PN pimpinannya.

Adalah agak pelik dan tidak masuk akal bahawa DAP, demi matlamat menghalalkan cara, sanggup bersekongkol dengan fraksi UMNO yang menentang Muhyiddin Yassin dan seterusnya membantu mengembalikan tampuk kerajaan kepada UMNO. 

Agaknya apakah manfaat kepada DAP jika jawatan perdana menteri kembali kepada UMNO?  DAP masih menjadi musuh UMNO dan DAP tetap akan diganyang UMNO. 

Dan kali ini, ianya tidak keterlaluan untuk menyatakan bahawa ramai orang Melayu sendiri tidak akan berterima kasih kepada DAP kerana telah membantu mengembalikan tampuk pemerintahan kepada UMNO.  (OSTB : UMNO sudah jadi parti haprak).

Jadi apa yang sedang membuat DAP begitu beriya-iya menjadikan Muhyiddin Yassin sebagai sasaran. Mungkinkah luka lama masih belum sembuh. DAP masih menyimpan dendam lama dan tidak dapat memaafkan pengkhianatan Muhyiddin Yassin menjatuhkan Pakatan Harapan. 

Ringkasnya, tidak ada apa-apa yang akan menguntungkan DAP.

Justru itu, jalan terbaik untuk DAP ialah untuk mengumumkan bahawa DAP memilih untuk berkecuali dalam sebarang usul undi percaya. Ahli-Ahli Parlimen DAP juga tidak patut seperti lembu dicucuk hidung untuk mengundi seperti dikerah. Sebaliknya mereka perlu fikir akibat dan kesan tindakan mereka. 

DAP perlu ingat penyokong dan pengundi tegar DAP tidak akan memaafkan DAP dan sebaliknya akan menghukum DAP jika DAP membantu mengembalikan UMNO.

*Norman Fernandez*

*6/8/21*

My Comments :

1. Ok if the DAP were to abstain from the No Confidence Vote first of all it neutralises Dr Mahathir completely.  Dr Mahathir will have no say on the outcome of the No Confidence Vote.

UMNO will not have the majority either. As it is the Barisan Nasional already DOES NOT support Zahid Hamidi's gang of retards.

So if the DAP's 42 MPs abstain, will there be a situation where NO ONE SINGLE BLOC  has a simple majority of 111 seats in Parliament? 

What if the Prime Minister and the PN can only get around 105 MPs or less?

What if the PH can only get around 50 MPs or less?

So there will be no conclusive majority in Parliament. 

If  a bunch of MPs ABSTAIN from the vote,  then how do we interpret 'Article 43(2)(a) of the Federal Constitution which states ‘… commands the confidence of the majority of members of the House ' ?

What is the Constitutional interpretation if a Member of Parliament ABSTAINS from voting?

Lets say some day the Parliament votes on a new Act. Say 222 MPs are all present. However 221 MPs ABSTAIN. Only 1 MP votes FOR the new Act. Does that mean there is a Parliamentary majority? 

Is a new law deemed to have been passed by Parliament with just one VOTE (in total) considering that 221 other MPs ABSTAINED? 

I know this is an impossibility but what exactly is the status of an MP ABSTAINING from voting in Parliament? There is no law that says an MP MUST VOTE in Parliament. MPs can abstain from voting. 

Here is an opportunity for the DAP to hold the PM at ransom - and use it to good effect.

If the DAP's 42 MPs abstain from the vote, the DAP can hold the PM by the cojones for the rest of the Government's tenure.  Because the DAP can pull the plug on the PM at any time. The DAP can rule. The DAP can influence policy.

What does the DAP want? To influence policy making and make my life easier (yes me Syed Akbar Ali) or does the DAP want power and position for itself? 

What happened to 'rakyat di dahulukan, DAP di belakangkan'?

Which is why I said yesterday - go and talk to the PM lah. This is Malaysia. Malaysia Boleh. Semua boleh. 

In exchange for abstaining (and allowing the PM to keep his job) get the government to :

1. reduce tolls on all toll roads by at least 30% WITHOUT PAYING ANY COMPENSATION to the Toll operators.

2. IMMEDIATELY REDUCE ALL TAXES, IMPORT DUTIES, LEVIES,  on all motor vehicles

which will reduce motor vehicle prices by at least 30%.

This is step 1. It is easily do-able. If the DAP can do this alone, the DAP will win the biggest bloc of seats in Parliament again. Believe me.

The DAP's politics are simple.  Divide and weaken Malay political strength at any given opportunity.  

This is easier done than said.

• This is already a fait accompli. 
• And the DAP had no part in dividing the Malay vote. 
• The Malay vote did not need much help to be divided. 
• The Malays have done it all by themselves. 

What does this mean for the DAP? It means that the DAP can now look beyond weakening Malay political strength. Focus on other things. Focus on the rakyat. ALL THE RAKYAT. 

The Malay vote (aka Malay political strength) is now broken into MORE THAN FIVE : Umno, Bersatu, PAS, PKR, Amanah, DAP (yes plenty of Malays are voting for DAP) and the plethora of parties in Sarawak and Sabah. 

The Malay Muslim / Bumiputera vote is just insanely fractured.

As opposed to the non Malay vote that is less fractured. In the whole country the non Malay vote is concentrated in the DAP and the non-Muslim Sabah and Sarawak parties.

I agree with Norman Fernandez that the Chinese voters will be very unhappy if the DAP votes against the Prime Minister (in the No Confidence vote) and thereby makes it possible for UMNO to return to power. Because that is what will happen.

The moment UMNO comes to power (with Zahid Hamidi as UMNO president) it is most likely that Zahid Hamidi will kiss and make up with Anwar Ibrahim again.  That too is a certainty.

Anwar Ibrahim and Zahid Hamidi have absolutely no qualms about getting together again. Meaning Anwar Ibrahim can dump the DAP at any time.  

The issue of that letter to the YDP Agong written by those two UMNO goons has never been denied. 

So hello Mr Lim Kit Siang, you better watch out.  Pintu Belakang and Main Belakang are two different things.

The bottom line for the DAP is this:

1. If the DAP helps keep the PM in power - with feelers and negotiations preceding - then the DAP has some say on the future direction of the country.

2. If the DAP helps bring back Umno into power,  a new Zahid Hamidi - Anwar Ibrahim power axis will come up into being.  Then the DAP will have no say at all. 

Think carefully.

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.