The judicial storm in the political tea cup. Contrarian essays no 16

1. Some conscientious persons have expressed displeasure at seeing the CJ and other senior federal court judges not being given the customary extension of service.

2. Let me look at it from a different angle.

3. In principle, I detest people upon reaching mandatory retirement age, being given contracts to continue their services for a definite period .

4. Especially senior government servants. Given contract of service then given a permanent retirement in selected plush jobs.

5. Why? Are they indispensable? Of which none are.

6. Are others not capable of doing the jobs of the retired people?

7. In principle, those retiring shouldn't be given extension because that prevents others as talented of more talented from rising up.

8. If we don't like that privilege being given to senior civil servants, why should we accord exception to federal court judges?

9. It's not as if they are terminated. They have reached mandatory retirement age.

10. Many of us have indeed been chagrined at the CJ being treated that way. Not being given extension of service. And rightly so.

11. Tun Tengku Maimon has brought dignity, respect and prestige for Malaysian judiciary. She has brought dispensing of justice without fear or favour to another level.

12. Her determination and resolve at dispensing justice that way is not always universally followed. Confirming what I say that some judges and magistrates are of grade C egg material.

13. Because some judgements emanating from lower courts have bewildered us lay people.

14. But by and large, the dispensing of justice under her stewardship and supported by equally principled justices was examplary.

15. By refusing to extend the services of the CJ and other senior justices, the government or rather the PM removes a forum of livelier, robust and heterogeneous version of Justice. That version may not be agreeable or favorable to the PM. Let's call this type A Justice.

16. In it's place, the government installs a team of justices that will provide a forum where a more regimented , homogeneous and favorable ruling to the pm results. Let's call this type B justice.

17. Type B justice replaces type A justice. Or if you prefer grade C egg judges replace grade A egg judges.

18. The government through its serpentine maneuverings can put lah characters like teriruddin lah, apoo lah,ah ngow lah etc, all political toadies.

19. It's unfortunate that tengku Maimon and a few of her brother justices fall prey to this political maneuvering. Sad but thats how the cookie crumbles.

20. That, is necessary to prepare the judicial ground ready and favorable for Anwar to stave off unwanted judicial challenges.

21. One, in particular involving something delicious that is neck licking good! Move over KFC.

22. I wouldn't be surprised that on the new sun tzu judicial terrain, the Yusof rather case will miraculously disappear or dismissed on some umeritorious grounds.

23. We may not like it but that's political reality. Whether we like it, don't like it, we have to accept it .

24. So, its political expediency that is responsible for the present judicial storm. One that is not restrained by lofty ideas of Justice.

25. This political maneuvering,rather than making it difficult and complicates the administration of Justice, makes it easy and smoother.

26. So, the worry of some people that our judiciary will be in difficulty is not so cogent an argument.

27. The administration of Justice will be easier and smoother with a pliant judiciary and the rulings and judgments therefrom will be desirable.

28. It's not nice but politics is destiny.

29. The condiments to the menu are complete now. Anwar has a pliant AGC and a pliant judiciary.

30. Both necessary preconditions for Anwar to get desired judicial rulings.

31. Never has so much damage, done in so short a time by Anvar Ebraheem.

32. If some people like mr loh pee jee feels strongly about this judicial issue and about many other issues that are wrong with the government of Nana Non, perhaps he should sponsor the idea of forming another political party .

33. That would give people another choice alongside the normal Tupperware parties 34. But there is a silver lining on the softened judicial terrain of a pliant judiciary.

35. It's what I called a judicial 'Phillips curve '. Phillips curve is an economics concept. If you don't know about it, research about it.

36. In this instance, it involves a trade off between types A and B justice. 37. Type B justice rises as type A justice goes down .

38. The question then, what is Nana Non prepared to do under type B judiciary?

39. Well, he can leverage on type B judiciary and go after the UMNO crooks in particular and other crooks in general including those hiding behind the walls of PKR.

40. If he stalls, gives 1001excuses, vacillates and so forth, then the outcome outcome of the 16th GE is the just answer.

41. That is a trade off I am willing to accept given the emasculation of the judiciary.