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Democracy - the right to contest as well as not to contest |
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Written by Ong Tee Keat
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Sunday, 19 April 2009 |
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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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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