This election is quickly turning into a farce. I am shocked to see how underhanded the Election Commission keep changing rules to ensure the playing field remains uneven and lopsided. What just happened in Gum Gum state seat is really a joke. The Star Online at 7.53 PM today reported that the sole BN opponent i.e. Mohaspa Mohd Hassan has withdrawn from the race at the 18th hour.
"Huh?" you said? Yes, you read it right. 18th hour.
Per the Star article, "Noon deadline today for candidates to pull out" dated today, the Election Commission secretary, Kamaruzaman Mohd Noor:
He said under the Elections (Conduct of Elections) Regulations 1981, candidates can pull out within 72 hours from the time the respective returning officer announces their candidature to prevent their names from being printed on the ballot papers.
Ok, so why the 18th hour? Well, Mohaspa withdrew at 6 PM today! Yup 6 hours from noon deadline. And you know what the Sabah Election Commission has to say?
Sabah Elections Commission Md Idrus Ismail said that the latest withdrawal was the third in Sabah as of 7pm Wednesday and the 72-hour cooling off period for withdrawals ends at midnight on Wednesday.
Source: http://www.totalobscurity.com/mind/pissoff.htmHow convenient isn't it to bend their backs and change the deadline? First the off on stamp duty rule, now this. What would they do next? Outright adding phantom voters in opposition strongholds on the election day itself?
So fellow Malaysians, what are you going to do about it? Sit back, do nothing or watch TV because you have given up on the system? If you see a woman is about to be raped, will sit back and enjoy or pretend you can't see and walk away? Or will you have the decency to do the right thing, fight off the rapist or get help ASAP????
I am going to quote this and it is also featured on Edward Lee's blog.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" -Edmund Burke
It is time for us to forget about the sikap tidak apa. If we keep going in life with this attitude, the EC, Mr Big Ears and all his cohorts will happily trample all over us. What is the point of whining and bitching? Seriously, we have only ourselves to be blamed for doing nothing. The pain will not go away unless we step up to put our foot down. But will we do it? Will we actually show them what it means, "Enough is enough"? Will we send them to the other side of the August House by putting an alternative government in power?
3 comments:
dont quite understand this .... :(
dear zewt,
the EC bent their backs to allow for this Sabah candidate to withdraw after the noon deadline. Sigh...
Sad day for Malaysia. The election process is turning into a big farce.
And what are we doing about it?
Dear zewt,
Was a bit disturbed yesterday by this whole episod of shifting deadlines to accommodate candidates quitting the competition. Yes, I can tolerate with MSN blarring the "Vote for Malaysia" ad. Yes, I can also switch to other radio channels and tv programmes to avoid watching Sleepy Head promoting the glorious past of Malaysia. But this is just outright bullshit. Enough is enough. Vote for change! Vote for Opposition!
Btw, i added a few lines in blog to clarify...:P
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