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Written by Ong Tee Keat   
Sunday, 19 April 2009
The proposal for BN not to contest in the impending Penanti by-election may turn out to be a major step forward to cool the country's hot political climate. We are too politicised to a point that we forget the meaning of democracy. It is not a show of strength or a tool to satisfy one's private agenda.

While democracy is about free elections it also means the right of the people to be free from needless elections and the right not to contest. If we choose to exercise the right not to contest we do so because it is the right thing to do in the current case of Penanti.

We are prepared to give a walkover because we want to focus on the common good for the nation. The message we get in the recent by-elections is loud and clear - that we have much more to do before the people will begin to experience real change.

There's much work for us to meet newer aspirations. Let us focus our time and energy to strengthening the nation in these difficult times. A cooling period to depoliticise the nation is appropriate and may just be what we need. We will listen to the people before arriving at a final decision.

Having said that, we need to consider the possibility of independent candidates standing in Penanti. We cannot stop others from contesting and neither can we stop a by-election. If that happens we will respect their right to contest while BN exercises it's right not to contest.

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written by TL Pang, April 19, 2009
Together for 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia

Said No to Penanti But THE RAKYATs of MCOC Nanti Sampai Bila …..!

19 April 2009

Dear MCA’s President,

Good to focus on efforts in strengthening the nation in this difficult time to bye-bye Pennant but 11 years without audited accounts ……., THE RAKYATs of MCOC have to Nanti Nanti sampai bila …! Not only duit missing…2 lifts for 40 storey TWIN TOWERS also mampus today to be repaired by …….??

11 years is enough for 3 terms MP and MCOC in Bukit Bintang is NOTHING TO LOSE and EVERYTHING TO GAIN for MCA/BN!

Congratulations to YB Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha on the Datuk Seri conferment today….do not let MCOC RAKYATs wait until TAN SRI being conferred for RAKYATs FIRST, PERFORMANCE NOW.


Thank you.

Together for 1 Nation, 1 Malaysia as 1 United Bangsa Malaysia
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written by MY3, April 19, 2009
YB Dato' Sri, certainly do agree with you for our elected representatives to focus on pressing issues on our economy. MCA/BN have a lot of do on reimaging to regain the confidence of the RAKYAT who used to support them. Immediate actions to rectify lost grounds must be implemented to convince the Rakyat that MCA/BN are here to serve them. MCA must speak out loud and clear and act for a fair and equitable One Malaysia as been conceptualised by our PM now.
Walk the talk.
written by james su, April 19, 2009
Dear D. Ong,

We hope you, PM and many other BN leaders will walk the talk concerning giving a walkover for the Penanti by-election in order not to waste time, energy and money but instead focus on the common good of the nation and solving the many social-economical issues.

Also concerning the Perak's crisis, already too much politicking and there will be much, much more "wastage" of time, energy and money than Penanti by-election if BN persist to hold-on to a "questionable and unstable government".

However if you and other BN leaders are sincere not to waste further time, energy and money why not give back the "government" to PR as most Perakian felt that they are rightful ones. If you / BN don't accept this fact, let us have a referendum for the Perakians on this matter. If not, once for all, let the Perakians decide their government via a State re-election rather than letting the crisis to drag and persist that will be more trying, time and energy consuming and also more costly due to so much indirect financial costs and losses.

regards,
Grey Area.
written by Jason Kung, April 19, 2009
Dear Dato,


While I personally feel that competing in the Penanti state if it were to be vacant would be a waste of taxpayers money and shows a neglect of everyone towards the economy, BN component parties will have to address this grey issue carefully as it will be a "doom if you do, and doom if you don't" kind of situation. While democracy is about freedom( and in this context is the freedom to compete or abstain from competing), we must also understand the other side of democracy that is (majority rules). Ensure that this decision has the support of all BN component parties or we wlll face with Intra and Inter political dilemmas of BN. Either way would be disastrous to us as rakyat. What more when both comes along together.

Therefore, Please any decision should be made collectively as to avoid any future consequence(s). Please voice your point of view and convince others to do so. This itself will safe a lot of political complexity.

Thanks
From Democracy Towards Communism
written by Rothschild, April 23, 2009
In the Perak incident, we saw BN hi-jacked the regime without election.
They dont even wanted to dismiss the state council so that the RAKYAT can re-select the members.
So, because of BN dont want to waste time and money, they choose to "sacrifice" democracy.

So, this is the way for BN to change?
BN should not use the SPR as a tool to oppress the opposition
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written by Richard T, April 25, 2009
Some people are of the opinion that the existing law of 5 years penalty now for assemblyman is good enough to stop the unreasonable resignation by them.

BUT what if the assemblyman is no longer interested to be assemblyman in the next 5 years? i.e. he just resign to be businessman, or to further studies. Then he come back to contest 5 years later?
Isn’t that unfair to Malaysians?

I think that there must a greater punishment for unreasonable resignation by assemblyman. I don’t agree with the proposal by the recent proposal by Tan Keng Liang to the Election Commission for the penalty of 50k/100k for adun/mp as the punishment is not strong enough. Maybe must double the amount for the proposal. Lim Kit Siang which recently in his blog called both Tan keng liang n dato's Mukhriz people of no brain. But i think the people with no brain is actually Lim Kit Siang. He said penalty is undemocratic but i cannot understand why he said that. Maybe because it shows how bad the wakil rakyat from Pakatan Rakyat....all wasting people time n energy.

Those politician like Fairus and Anwar is just wasting people’s money and time.

Dato Seri,
I am actually from Penang and a strong DAP supporter BUT i m very sick of PKR problem at Penanti. How can he just resign after 1 year in office? (just because he want to study and spent time with his family. Even his alleged corruption case is not even brought to court yet. And now MACC had clear him).
Very irresponsible.
So, what punishment has Fairus got? The 5 years ban is nothing is his situation.

Any views on this Dato Seri? I suggest MCA Penang should take this issue up seriously with PKR.

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