Ours is a Representative Democracy

Perhaps we have forgotten this fact. The so called royalists ought to remember this also before clumsily invoking threats on people who speak of the monarchy. And please do not insert a racist element into the issue- speaking of the monarchy should not be read as an affront by non-Malays against Malays.

What if another Malay were to speak of the monarchy in terms not agreeable to UMNO? The another Malay is no less a Malay than the UMNO person. He is not less loyal to the monarchy than the UMNO Malay.

No one is asking for the abolition of the monarchy. But this does not mean that the institution should be beyond reproach. We all pledge allegiance and loyalty to the idea of constitutional monarchy.

In that sense, we are all royalists.

Malays must remember this- the constitutional monarchy is here to protect them, not the other way around. When special provisions were given to the various kings in regards to the appointment of MBs and chief ministers, they were inserted to protect against one particular mischief. In the early days of the Malayan federation, it was feared that non Malays would one day overwhelm Malays in numbers. So in order to ensure the chief executive in states where there is Malay king is Malay, provisions were written into the state laws that the MB must be a Malay and a Muslim.

Wan Azizah or Azmin are Malays and Muslims. By that, they qualify to be appointed as MB. Although I am not a lawyer, this objective must be read into an interpretation of the state constitutions or if there are similar wordings, in the federal constitution. 
What is that? I think, room is to be accorded to the monarch in determining whether the person to be appointed is Malay and a Muslim- not discretion over the identity of the person.

We have forgotten one fact- that ours is a representative democracy. Representative democracy is protected and affirmed by our constitution. In effect, it must mean that the overriding objective of our constitution is to protect the rights of representative democracy. That means, no king, president or anyone could undermine representative democracy.

So before the UMNO people pompously claimed that they would do anything to protect the institution of the monarchy, let me remind them, that the thing we must protect is representative democracy. That should take precedence. But UMNO being a feudal party stands opposite to the interests of the rakyat. UMNO stands on the side of the oligarchs.

Each democratically elected rep in the dewan represents one voice of the people. 30 out of 56 supported wan Azizah, granny or no granny( Najib is a grandpa, Muhyidin is a grandpa, the old ladies in Wanita UMNO made ministers all have grandchildren) is  a bigger number than those who support Khalid. On paper, Khalid has 26 supporters including 12 from the enemy camp. He has on paper, 13 dithering supporters from PAS.  

We don’t know what has afflicted PAS.

Perhaps PAS should consider getting out of Pakatan and team up with UMNO. If it thinks the way forward to govern Malaysia is by having political union with UMNO , we must not stop them.

If PAS believes that it can pursue its Islamist agenda better outside PR- it should not waste time. It should not run with hare and hunt with the dogs.

PAS might be better off declaring it wants to get out of Pakatan and state that it wishes to implement its Islamist agenda in the state that it now controls- Kelantan. Then it can make Kelantan a showcase on the beauty of implementing hudud and all other Islamist agenda. That way, by being a showcase and an example of Islamic management- the idea of an Islamic state can be slowly spread throughout Malaysia.

If PAS still prefer to work with Pakatan, all other Pakatan parties can support the PAS agenda. In return, PAS should help the Pakatan parties capture federal power. That should be a win-win situation for all.