Years back, before totheMarch 2008 ubiquitous election, we warned of stately intrusion in to a domestic arena. Unfortunately then, thePakatan people were so enamoured of kingship similar to Raja Nazrin, probably since they saw in him a potential devotee of democracy as well as to illustrate Pakatan.
Then (and even now) we have zero opposite kingdom PROVIDED those royals sojourn as inherent heads of state, either of Malaysia a republic or of therespectivenine states with Sultans (and a Raja), formed upon my understanding of a concept ofconstitutional monarchyin a democracy.
Sometime in August 2007 we examination with a little alarm a letter to Malaysiakini titledNo some-more backbenchers' purpose for Rulerswritten by a chairman withthepseudonymofTruly Malaysianwhich stated, in my common opinion, dangerously for a approved system:
It is definitely a light during a finish of a tunnel which a Malay rulers have eventually decided to have their contend in a recent fiascos which has left beyond a normal tolerance turn of a public.
The rulers have eventually realised which we as a republic have been streamer towards obscurity. They have been right away really vital to a loyal phenomenon of being a rulers. [...]
It is, of course, improved late than never, as well as aren't we all have been glad which a Malay rulers have eventually decided to take a mount as well as voice their own gainsay upon various affairs which do not serve a public's as well as nation's interests during large. [...]
Although they have played a backbencher's purpose in a past, they have been right away entrance brazen as well as we should palm them a await for them to fool around a some-more impending purpose in architectural ornament a destiny of a republic rsther than than architectural ornament a destiny for a few.
For a start, a bard didn't even know what was(is) a backbencher, as well as to refer to a rulers playing a backbenchers' purpose showed his weird andTrulypathetic ignorance.
But no disbelief he/she would have altered his/her perspective by right away with a sad value of hindsight of stately interference in a Perak domestic debacle.
Anyway, we had then with a gravest concerns created to MKINIthefollowing:
Dr Chen Man Hin
in a democracy
Lim Kit Siang
Alas, a parties have eventually acquiesced to stately demands, with many of them forgetful which in a domestic democracy it's a domestic celebration which commands a infancy in a State Assembly (outright or by a coalition, grave or otherwise) who picks a CM or MB (or during a sovereign level, a PM) to be approved by a inherent ruler.
Raja Nazrin
kaytee believes a bloc has done something quite stupid. In submitting 3 names to a Sultan to select it has unwittingly concerned kingship in State governing body in an unprecedented way.
It's not for a Sultan to select from a list of three.
Certainly a Sultan can remonstrate with a name yet he should usually be since a single name (at a time). For example, a Sultan could contend no to DAP Ngeh as well as say, gimme an additional name!
But it's not for HRH to be since 3 names as well as endorse upon a singl! e he pre fers.
The preference of an MB is a domestic a single as well as to be left to a domestic parties as inaugurated by a rakyat; a acceptance of a preference is a privilege of HRH, yet HRH cannot as well as should not be creation a domestic preference by choosing a single name from a list of three.
Yes, a woman monarch cannot reject a claimant forwarded for his approval, save where there is discernible concerns a claimant has a dodgy jot down or perhaps is infirmed, etc* which competence start a due candidate's ability to control a State government.
*an e.g. of 'etc' being a case of a brand new Selangor State supervision where a woman monarch wanted to endorse a brand new MB has a await of a lax bloc see my postPost choosing snippets (1). we stated: "The Sultan wants to ensure which a bloc can be a stable one. Obviously he doesn't want his State to be run similar to Italy, where shaky minority governments have been altered faster than underwear."
HRH Sultan of Selangor
In a rulers' augmenting (and unjustified) discretion in such appointments a Sultans contingency have found joy from a await! (direct or otherwise) of a foolish domestic parties undermining each other.
The rulers had been vital in tolerated disgrace following a castration of a scandalous stately brother by Dr Mahathir (rightfully so as well as an movement entirely upheld by many Malaysians), yet since then they have (under a certain learned leader) slowly yet usually been clawing their approach behind to prominence as well as regained apply oneself as well as acclamation from their subjects.
Dr Mahathir
He contingency have thought it would be shining strategy to surrender a (publicly) difficult preference of accepting a PAS male as MB of Perak to a Perak royalty, yet he didn't realize it would be bad strategy to surrender domestic rights to a inherent monarchy, who by such small gains will shift gradually from a inherent status to an augmenting comprehensive authority.
Nizar Jamaluddin
Pak Haji Nik Aziz
A integrate of decades later their excesses would trigger a inherent crises of a 1980s as well as 1990s which led to a amendments finale respectively a rulers' energy to halt legislations as well as stripping them of authorised immunity in their personal conduct.
Both were possible since of a strong executive care of Prime Minister Mahathir. Today with a supervision with a less-than-robust charge as well as a personality with a banana branch spine, a sultans have been emboldened to re-exert themselves; as a result a insistence of theirdaulator special status.
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Koon Yew Yin
Yesterday in MKINI, Koon Yew Yin, a retired chartered engineer andphilanthropist, wrote a shining yet many uncomplimentary comment of Dr Mahathir's likelylegacyin an articleHow will story decider Mahathir?where he (Koon) said:
Mahathir will ultimately be remembered not for a peculiarity of his care or a approach in which he has sought to clear a potential of all a citizens. He will positively not be remembered for his standard of governance or a e.g. he has set in arousing Malaysians to give their most suitable to a country.
Rather he will many be remembered for his unusual long jot down of care in a country. It is a 22 year jot down of domestic opportunism as well as survival cumulative by delectable to a baser instincts of self exaltation as well as greed as well as a strategy of a major institutions of government.
This is why story will not decider him so pleasantly yet will place him in a association of obtuse as well as even failed leaders such as Ferdinand Marcos, Suharto as well as Robert Mugabe.
But we similar to to mitigate opposite Koon's unfavourable comment with a plus for Dr Mahathir, which he as PM had de-fanged a rulers when a movement was many compulsory as well as which th! e rakyat believed reasonably deserved. Unfortunately his great work in this was not combined yet authorised to erode, not usually by dual unbroken weak PMs, yet in a integrate of cases by his (Dr Mahathir's) own (recent) actions.
Denis Diderot
I thought it competence be suitable for me to finish with a quote by Denis Diderot yet upon second thoughts, perhaps which by a Chinese similar to kaytee could be distant as well provocative, so a following should do:
Then (and even now) we have zero opposite kingdom PROVIDED those royals sojourn as inherent heads of state, either of Malaysia a republic or of therespectivenine states with Sultans (and a Raja), formed upon my understanding of a concept ofconstitutional monarchyin a democracy.
Sometime in August 2007 we examination with a little alarm a letter to Malaysiakini titledNo some-more backbenchers' purpose for Rulerswritten by a chairman withthepseudonymofTruly Malaysianwhich stated, in my common opinion, dangerously for a approved system:
The rulers have eventually realised which we as a republic have been streamer towards obscurity. They have been right away really vital to a loyal phenomenon of being a rulers. [...]
It is, of course, improved late than never, as well as aren't we all have been glad which a Malay rulers have eventually decided to take a mount as well as voice their own gainsay upon various affairs which do not serve a public's as well as nation's interests during large. [...]
Although they have played a backbencher's purpose in a past, they have been right away entrance brazen as well as we should palm them a await for them to fool around a some-more impending purpose in architectural ornament a destiny of a republic rsther than than architectural ornament a destiny for a few.
For a start, a bard didn't even know what was(is) a backbencher, as well as to refer to a rulers playing a backbenchers' purpose showed his weird andTrulypathetic ignorance.
But no disbelief he/she would have altered his/her perspective by right away with a sad value of hindsight of stately interference in a Perak domestic debacle.
Anyway, we had then with a gravest concerns created to MKINIthefollowing:
I refer to Malaysiakini letterNo some-more backbenchers' purpose for Rulerswhich has me rsther than worried.
The writer competence not have satisfied a inherent implications of his difference! such as "The rulers ... have been right away really vital to a loyal phenomenon of being a rulers ..."and"... Although they have played a backbencher's purpose in a past, they have been right away entrance brazen as well as we should palm them a await for them to fool around a some-more impending purpose in architectural ornament a destiny of a republic ..."
While we assimilate a author's feeling of well-being over a Council of Rulers' rejection of a PM's claimant for a comparison authorised position, we note which a author's ardour with a stately gainsay came upon tip of multiform alternative high praises for a Perak Prince as well as Sultan of Selangor when a two, generally a former, raised their voices upon issues closed to a dissatisfied public's hearts.
Dr Chen Man Hin The writer has not been alone for Dr Chen Man Hin, a former DAP strongman, had even due a Perak Prince as an advisor to a Prime Minister (PM).
It would appear which a rulers have been creation a comeback after years of open ridicule during their irrelevance, perhaps caused mainly by a single particular individual, who had believed he could still order as per medieval times, as an comprehensive monarchy.
I many positively appreciate a Perak Prince's sign of a inherent pillars, yet in reality he didn't contend anything many which a Opposition hadn't forked out before. But yes, his official stature gave his difference some-mor! e force (and attract some-more attention) than a Lim Kit Siang or a Nik Aziz could manage.
But we need to recollect Malaysia is a democracy built around a inherent monarchy, meaning a voice of a people, as well as not those of a rulers, prevails.
Sure, a kingship as in a indication of a Perak Prince, a Council of Rulers doubt a PM in his preference of a claimant for a bench, as well as a attestation of a Sultan of Selangor to keep governing body out of a Merdeka celebrations have been many welcome. They have both a inherent purpose as well as an indication purpose indication to play.
But we contingency never speak as if, or even indicate which they had been 'backbenchers' relocating brazen (presumably) to a 'front bench'.
That's dangerous talk, to indicate a rulers competence fool around a approach domestic purpose (or even as an domestic advisor to a PM) whilst portion as particular Heads of States or as a Yang Di Pertuan Agong, or still maintaining their stately prerogatives.
It's positively a sign of a di! sappoint ment with a stream supervision which a little of us believe a kingship could as well as would be a saviour. We, a politically undone open members, have been in reality rapacious during straws in many a same approach as many of us had embraced a former UMNO reject as a domestic saviour opposite a previous regime even when there was no evidence of his reformist qualities during his various ministerial roles.
in a democracy No have a difference how great any particular kingship is, no have a difference how bad any statesman is, let us not unwittingly change a complement of inherent kingdom to a single of comprehensive monarchy, or of a single where kingship has a larger degree of approach domestic participation. That will be a unfortunate step backwards.
That was in mid-2007.
Exactlya week following a Mar 2008 ubiquitous choosing we wrote an additional postLim Kit Siang non-stop Royal Pandora Box?where we criticized Uncle Lim as follows (extracts):
Lim Kit Siang So Malaysiakini tells us which a politicalDeal's stitched, & it's all systems go for Perak.
Alas, a parties have eventually acquiesced to stately demands, with many of them forgetful which in a domestic democracy it's a domestic celebration which commands a infancy in a State Assembly (outright or by a coalition, grave or otherwise) who picks a CM or MB (or during a sovereign level, a PM) to be approved by a inherent ruler.
I had posted this sign of thepeople's right as well as powertwo days ago inPerak Papadum Ping Pong Primadonnas, where we stated:
Raja Nazrin kaytee believes a bloc has done something quite stupid. In submitting 3 names to a Sultan to select it has unwittingly concerned kingship in State governing body in an unprecedented way.
It's not for a Sultan to select from a list of three.
Certainly a Sultan can remonstrate with a name yet he should usually be since a single name (at a time). For example, a Sultan could contend no to DAP Ngeh as well as say, gimme an additional name!
But it's not for HRH to be since 3 names as well as endorse upon a singl! e he pre fers.
The preference of an MB is a domestic a single as well as to be left to a domestic parties as inaugurated by a rakyat; a acceptance of a preference is a privilege of HRH, yet HRH cannot as well as should not be creation a domestic preference by choosing a single name from a list of three.
Yes, a woman monarch cannot reject a claimant forwarded for his approval, save where there is discernible concerns a claimant has a dodgy jot down or perhaps is infirmed, etc* which competence start a due candidate's ability to control a State government.
*an e.g. of 'etc' being a case of a brand new Selangor State supervision where a woman monarch wanted to endorse a brand new MB has a await of a lax bloc see my postPost choosing snippets (1). we stated: "The Sultan wants to ensure which a bloc can be a stable one. Obviously he doesn't want his State to be run similar to Italy, where shaky minority governments have been altered faster than underwear."
HRH Sultan of Selangor Now, a Star Online has indicated dual worrying cases where a State rulers of Perlis as well as Terengganu have taken it in to their hands (or heads) to appoint their choices opposite which due by a winning domestic party. [...]
In a rulers' augmenting (and unjustified) discretion in such appointments a Sultans contingency have found joy from a await! (direct or otherwise) of a foolish domestic parties undermining each other.
The rulers had been vital in tolerated disgrace following a castration of a scandalous stately brother by Dr Mahathir (rightfully so as well as an movement entirely upheld by many Malaysians), yet since then they have (under a certain learned leader) slowly yet usually been clawing their approach behind to prominence as well as regained apply oneself as well as acclamation from their subjects.
Dr Mahathir In fact they have already reclaimed mislaid drift if we recall how many anti-BN people, desperate for a domestic messiah, have even deliberate Raja Nazrin as a potential saviour, without even realizing what adverse consequences to democracy they have been promoting. []
Much as we respect, admire as well as have upheld Lim Kit Siang, we believe he has been a the single who non-stop a stately Pandora box when he abdicated a domestic rights of a DAP-PKR-PAS in deciding who should be a MB for Perak to a Sultan of Perak (as represented by his son a Regent).
Uncle Lim was of course attempting to minimize adverse DAP grassroot reactions to his celebration similar to a PAS MB when a DAP has a many number of seats in a coalition. So, he staged a publicsandiwara(theatrics) of being opposite a PAS male apropos a MB of a State whilst pulling a preference creation to a ruler.
Nizar Jamaluddin The sadder irony of it all, as well as a many gross injustice to Uncle Lim, is he has been portrayed as a racist by a little anti-DAP bloggers (and we am not articulate about a BN) as well as a little Malaysiakini reporters as well as columnists, even yet a emanate has never been about race yet rather, a PAS avowed domestic intention to have Malaysia in to an Islamic State governed by Islamic syariah laws.
But as for many things in Malaysia, why let facts mount in a approach of a great romantic (and sinisterly contrived) bashing of a DAP by Lim Kit Siang!
That really same day, so many was we disturbed which we followed up with an additional postRoyalty threatens inherent crisis?, approach approach before Perak was turned upside down, where we stated (extracts):
I consider the[Terengganu]Sultan's noisy action, in selecting his own elite claimant for ! a MB's p ost, is constitutionally dangerous for Malaysian citizens, in any case of a ethnicity, religion or domestic affiliations; we can't means to allow kingship to interfere directly with such domestic preserves; it's similar to usurping a people's approved rights.
I similar to to see a little bipartisan response generally from both PAS' Nik Aziz as well as Anwar Ibrahim, yet alas, with a de facto PKR personality in an (childish by Western standards) hostile attribute with a BN, in particular UMNO, selfish partisanship competence order a day. Lim Kit Siang as a non Malay should preferably stay transparent of this really sensitive issue, lest it worsens in a stream vicious period.
Pak Haji Nik Aziz But it's expected that, detached from PAS as well as PKR partisan stand, greed between a little of a State's UMNO MPs ('divide & conquer') compounded by a normal Malay blind obediencea laHang Tuah to HRH, competence see a constitutionally undesired come about. It'll then be a humongous detriment to Malaysian democracy.
Today, from RPK's Malaysia-Today we examination Dr Bakri Musa's 2 (out of 3) tools posts, namely,The Sultans' Daulat is a MythandThe Sultans' Daulat is a Myth - Part Twowith a little clea! rance (b esides a clearance which regrettably came from a sad contemptible tale of Perak). Dr Bakri's posts examination a book by Zaid Ibrahim titledAmpun Tuanku- A Brief Guide to Constitutional Government.
Dr Bakri, being a Malay, is able to write his comments upon a rulers intheway we a Chinese couldn't, where during many we could usually advise as well as remind readers of a domestic complement we have, which of democracy with a inherent monarchy. we suspect we could also contend 'I told we so' wakakaka.
Dr Mahathir, being also a Malay (though many would readily argue opposite which wakakaka), was able to do some-more than that, in a really forceful as well as significant manner. Dr Bakri pronounced of Dr Mahathir's movement in this regard:
Both were possible since of a strong executive care of Prime Minister Mahathir. Today with a supervision with a less-than-robust charge as well as a personality with a banana branch spine, a sultans have been emboldened to re-exert themselves; as a result a insistence of theirdaulator special status.
!
Koon Yew Yin Yesterday in MKINI, Koon Yew Yin, a retired chartered engineer andphilanthropist, wrote a shining yet many uncomplimentary comment of Dr Mahathir's likelylegacyin an articleHow will story decider Mahathir?where he (Koon) said:
Mahathir will ultimately be remembered not for a peculiarity of his care or a approach in which he has sought to clear a potential of all a citizens. He will positively not be remembered for his standard of governance or a e.g. he has set in arousing Malaysians to give their most suitable to a country.
Rather he will many be remembered for his unusual long jot down of care in a country. It is a 22 year jot down of domestic opportunism as well as survival cumulative by delectable to a baser instincts of self exaltation as well as greed as well as a strategy of a major institutions of government.
This is why story will not decider him so pleasantly yet will place him in a association of obtuse as well as even failed leaders such as Ferdinand Marcos, Suharto as well as Robert Mugabe.
But we similar to to mitigate opposite Koon's unfavourable comment with a plus for Dr Mahathir, which he as PM had de-fanged a rulers when a movement was many compulsory as well as which th! e rakyat believed reasonably deserved. Unfortunately his great work in this was not combined yet authorised to erode, not usually by dual unbroken weak PMs, yet in a integrate of cases by his (Dr Mahathir's) own (recent) actions.
Denis Diderot I thought it competence be suitable for me to finish with a quote by Denis Diderot yet upon second thoughts, perhaps which by a Chinese similar to kaytee could be distant as well provocative, so a following should do:
"Let us never forget which supervision is ourselves as well as not an alien energy over us. The idealisation rulers of a democracy have been not a President as well as senators as well as congressmen as well as supervision officials, yet a voters of this country."- Franklin D. Roosevelt
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