'The legislature, the executive and the judiciary are all subjugated by one party and that is Umno with the connivance of the lesser parties.'

Opposition MPs walk out, six suspended

Geronimo: I hope the Sultan of Perak is reading this. Anwar Ibrahim is a Malay, so what has happened to his ‘Malay rights' that the sultan so proudly defend ? As a man of law, which I hope you still are, do you call this justice? By not listening to Anwar's side of the case?

Well, I hope you are happy now. I thought you were the ruler of the people, for the people, but I guess we are all wrong.

Justicekini: Does walking out serve any purpose? The unilateral censure would be passed anyway. So what is the meaning of not having two-thirds' majority? It means that even without two-thirds, BN seems to have its ways.

Pakatan Rakyat should go back to the people and fish for more seats. Reclaim all lost ground, gain more seats. The speaker is not looking at the opposition as the people's voice but a bunch of people with no voice in the House.

A company board operates better then this so-called Parliament. At least the chairperson of a company hears out board members and makes decisions based on facts and merit.

Pietiring: Malaysia, given the slightest opportunity would proudly showcase anything within its prowess to the world. We have shown to the whole world, how the legitimate Perak Legislative Assembly speaker was overpowered, hand carried him whilst seated in his symbolic seat and thrown out from the House by BN lawmakers with the help of three Pakatan Rakyat defectors.

That was the showcasing of illegitimate power becoming 'legitimate' power. And not surprisingly with the parliamentary power, whether with two-third or simple majority, every action or omission is a legitimisation of power.

ISA@1penyu: Keep walking out of Parliament. That's what all of the opposition is good at anyway. After all, you are paid to walk out and not represent the rakyat. Very good move. Have ‘teh tarik', go home and get ‘gaji buta' as usual.

Cala: From where does the Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia derive his power to stop any member of the House from tabling a motion for debate? From where does the so-called ‘powerful rights and privileged committee' derive its power to recommend any action to be taken against any member of the House (for allegedly saying the wrong thing)?

The answer to both questions is that the power of the speaker and the said committee is prescribed in some form of House rules. Herein, let us term it as the current ‘institutional arrangement' of the Parliament.

But as all rules are man-made, they should not be treated as something cast in stone, given that the opposition too has secured some 50 percent of the total votes cast in the March 3, 2008 general elections. To be inflexible the way the issue is being handled by the speaker shows his immaturity and insensitiveness of the reality of the current political landscape. He should allow democracy to flourish.

JBGUY: This is the sad state of affairs in troubled Malaysia. No institution is spared. The legislature, the executive and the judiciary are all subjugated by one party and that is Umno with the connivance of the lesser parties. We practise a form of apartheid which is promoted by the majority race with the tacit support of the rulers who naturally have a vested interest.

The non-Malays have no choice but to bow to the whims and fancy of the majority who prefer to live aided by a constitution in their favour. Meritocracy and equality are taboo, though Islam provides for it. The Muslim Malays prefer to close their eyes to this and act as if Islam condones inequality. So, it is not only Anwar who is being persecuted.

I have one question for all noble police officers - can your kids do that now without feeling embarrassed and humiliated?

Jazz Singer: Can anyone tell me how come only one police officer was charged with this crime. Did I miss something?

The accused was part of the horde which was pursuing Aminulrasyid Amzah and his shot in the dark got this unfortunate youth in his head. So this was a group effort. Had they caught a dangerous criminal, then the entire pack would have taken the credit. But in this tragic case, they have hung up this police officer to dry and take the rap for it.

Changeagent: In most developed countries, the public would take the word of a police officer over a misfit teenager any given day. In Malaysia however, the opposite is true. The reputation and credibility of the police force have sunk so low that it is almost prerequisite to take anything they say with a huge grain of salt.

Anonymous: Even if there was really a machete in the car, how did the police know that and therefore warrant them to shoot at the car? Did the kids wave the machete at the police while speeding away. But they were speeding away from the police, meaning that the police were not under attacked and their lives were not under threat. So why shoot to kill?

Isn't there a standard operating procedure (SOP) for police to shoot to kill only in self-defence? Or may be it is Malaysia police's own SOP to shoot first and then look for weapon later?

Confushius: Machete in the car? Hey, I heard that one before but just too many times.

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