My perspective upon Kelantan's hudud law is only a same similar to cave upon a hypothetical Sarawak army.
By Wong Chin Huat
Sarawakians have good soldiers. The Royal Ranger Regiment even uses Iban soldier Rentap's important line "Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban" (fight whilst we live) as a motto. So, what if a little Sarawakian politicians feel! similar to ha ving their own army, say, to defend (Sarawak's) a wealth from being plundered?
If they hold a referendum, as well as a suit "Sarawak should have a own army" gets passed with 90 percent support, can they then have an army?
Forget for a impulse which a constitution as well as laws do not yield for referendum as well as as a result whatever outcome from a referendum can only be morally, not legally, binding.
The subject is not whether a state carrying a own armed forces is a good thing. The first subject is: can a state do so?
! For Mala ysia, a answer lies in a Ninth Schedule of a Federal Constitution, which divides a pursuit scope of a sovereign as well as state governments in to three parts: Federal List, State List as well as Concurrent List.
An American state governor can authority a state National Guard to respond to made during home emergencies though a Malaysian arch apportion will have no energy during all to authority any security force.
"Defence of a federation or any part therefore" as well as "internal security" which will cover troops as well as police respectively have been equipment 2 as well as 3 upon a Federal List.
So, what does a Sarawakian statesman do if she/he wants to guarantee his/her electorate about removing Sarawak a own army?
To have his/her guarantee credible, she/he will! have to ensure which a sovereign supervision possibly this or a subsequent one will await an legislative addition to a Ninth Schedule to move "defence" from a Federal List to a Concurrent List.
Running a referendum without carrying a Ninth Schedule amended will lead Sarawak in to a domestic crisis.
Building a Sarawak army, if a suit gets carried, will land Sarawak rught away in to a constitutional crisis. On a alternative hand, not office building an armed forces when a suit gets carried will risk critical domestic unrest given a enthusiastic electorate will feel cheated.
Horse trading
So, we want to build a Sarawak armed forces to greatfully your voters? Let's start articulate about legislative addition to a Ninth Schedule. The sovereign government, won't agree?
You can speak to politicians in alternative states so which a little horse-trading might be achieved: maybe Johor wants to have preparation underneath a Concurrent List or a State List so which it does not have to change a preparation policy every time a Education Ministry changes a language of middle again.
Maybe, Penang which wants a larger share in healthcare tourism will be happy to await Sarawak carrying an armed forces if we await to change healthcare from a Federal List to a Concurrent List.
You never know; Sabah might await we as well in sell for we supporting to have citizenship a concurrent item so which they can flog out all a Mahathirite "instant-Sabahans".
What will occur to a constitution if politicians do all sorts of horse-trading to re-negotiate upon a multiplication of energy between a federation as well as a states?
It might spin out to be a mess though it might additionally spin out to be a better deal. Will any state supervision contend which they ! have eno ugh income vis--vis a sovereign government?
The Ninth Schedule is not expel in stone. Why can't it be amended? Why can't a states negotiate for a better deal?
So, we can propose t! o have " defence" a concurrent item so which we can have your Sarawak army. But we guys will need to present your "New Federal Deal" to a national electorate in a entrance elections prior to we can lift out your fancy devise of carrying an army.
So, will we as a voter conflict Sarawak carrying an army? No, not during all. we should be fair to we as well as Sarawak. we will listen to we out. Would we now discuss it me which indication of provincial armed forces we have been considering? Is it ala America's national guard? Or a Bosnian model? Or a Burmese model?
Persuasive arguments needed
Yes, a devil is in a details. How should we await or conflict a idea of a Sarawak armed forces prior to meaningful your concrete plan?
Why should your devise concern me when we am not even a Sarawakian? Why can't we only let Sarawakians decide whether or not to have an army?
Because we am a Malaysian as well as what occur in your state will affect me too. You can persuade me to await your Sarawak armed forces though we cannot ask me to stay out or shut up as if it does not concern me.
For now, let me be upon your side: Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban!
Tell me a detailed plans of your Sarawak armed forces as well as a "new sovereign deal' (Ninth Schedule 2.0?) prior to we go ahead with your referendum.
My perspective upon Kelantan's hudud law is only a same similar to cave upon a hypothetical Sarawak army.
D! on't e xpect me to stay out similar to an alien given we am not. Everything happening in this nation is my commercial operation given we am a Malaysian.
But we am happy to be persuaded to await it upon merit. Which nation have been we modelling? Indonesia (Aceh)? Nigeria? Sudan? Saudi Arabia? And where is your due legislative addition to a Ninth Schedule given rapist law is item No 4 upon a Federal List?
Wong Chin Huat is a domestic scientist by training, a broadcasting techer by traffic as well as a passionate Malaysian by birth. He w! ill do a ll to defend a Malaysia 2.0 innate upon a streets of Kuala Lumpur upon Jul 9, 2010. His mainstay during FMT is called Malaysia 2.0
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