As the political cauldron boils and bubbles there is a need to take a brief look the origins of the current unfolding drama as the country struggles to find her balance.

More than bread-and-butter issues sliced the Barisan Nasional (BN) hold on a two-thirds majority in parliament and handed five state governments to Pakatan Rakyat.

For nearly 51 years, the ruling coalition had ensured that the playing field would never be level. The most convenient and powerful tool for this purpose has been the Internal Security Act (ISA) that the British introduced during the Communist insurgency.