As a team, they represented many different groups of people and they promised change, unlike the fermented, stale promises of Barisan Nasional.
PAS by itself counts for nothing, and the same is so for both PKR and DAP. It is their combined efforts that makes them appealing to the people.
So Barisan Nasional is determined to divide them.
And this time they use the Election Commission to act on their behalf in Bagan Pinang by removing the campaign materials of PKR and DAP under the pretext of following rules.
The rules being that PAS, PKR and DAP must be registered as a coalition to start campaigning.
Now we all know that there has to be 7 parties to form a coalition, so it is impossible for Pakatan Rakyat to register itself as one.
It is impossible that the buffoon of an Election Commission chairman and his equally despicable deputy are ignorant of that. They merely thought that the citizens would be.
A very apt quote from Malaysiakini:
'If a top civil servant does not know why Pakatan Rakyat can't register as a coalition, then I think that there are grounds for sacking. First his deputy, now him. Genius, absolute and unparalleled genius.'
I couldn't help but grin. :)
Firstly, there is the internet to educate us even if we were indeed stupid.
Secondly, we're nowhere as stupid as the Election Commission chairman who evidently is unable to keep his mouth shut in spite of the double standards he shamelessly practices.
"That's why our monitoring team took down the flags, symbols and pictures of the parties which were not contesting," he said.
Abdul Aziz said the EC had advised all the parties about this prohibition but many still persisted.
"When we take stern action, I hope that they will accept it with open hearts," he added.
He also said that his vehicle was surrounded during nomination day in Bagan Pinang on Saturday.
"Our vehicle was stopped. We were verbally abused and money was shoved at our faces. I was frightened to look at their faces and worried for our safety, like the vehicle being overturned," he said.
He said that was why the EC had advised the contesting parties not to bring along too many supporters, not more than 5,000, to accompany their candidates on nomination day but it was not heeded.
There are so many things wrong with his logic, but I won't go into it.
He's just not worth it.
4 comments:
Because I am duh, I didn't know this. So, I wondered why Pakatan didn't just do as it was asked by the EC. Now I know.
The amount of mis-information out there; and the number of people speaking-in-tongues like it's god's truth from their lips to our ears ... Sigh. It's more than any one person can fathom.
Like you say, thank god for the internet.
And, thank you for making me less duh about this.
Actually, you know what they SHOULD do.. merge all three into one SINGLE party. But that's easier said than done.
I guess I am just being idealistic here, would love to see a 2 party system rather than a 2-coalition system.
Yo Crank,
This popped up at TMI today (8th Oct '09) -
http://themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/39836-ros-no-minimum-requirement-for-national-coalitions-
Sooo .. is the ROS DG correct in saying what he said?
In other words, the requirement for a minimum 7 separate entities to make a coalition does not apply to national political parties?
And have the EC been deliberately ignorant on this matter for far too long?
Pat, I read it from the internet as well. From Malaysiakini. We all start out duh. :)
Naga, actually I don't see an issue with parties or coalition. I believe they should be free to join or separate as they wish.
Shar, they will debate it and add in their interpretations. The goal is to give Pakatan Rakyat a hard time and kill some competition so BN can win the seat.
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