The Return of Lassie?

Can you imagine Lassie venturing into unfamiliar territories? What if Lassie takes on the role of Luke Skywalker? Like mind control to get things done. Imagine all that goes in the mind of the one being controlled is "Doggie treat, doggie treat". It is just weird.

Or using light sabre? Er, can we get paws enabled version? Or better yet, Lassie on two legs holding a light sabre with both the front paws? The ruffling of the long well groomed hair. It is just unthinkable for any hair stylists. Imagine the hours wasted to make that darn hair straight!

Source: http://www.kennels.co.uk/Pastoral/RoughCollie.htm

I can't imagine it. Seriously. The Lassie on TV portrayed a very good bitch that endears rough collies and her canine kind to the general public. "She" helps people in her own ways. She is the link that that draws help from police, fire and ambulance personnel even if she utters no recognisable human pleas for help. Even if that means staring down at them with those cutie, sympathetic doggie eyes, and running back and fro and of course, barking. Never mind she is a he and it is only on TV.

And of course, real life is often stranger than fiction. The party epitomised by their election logo, "Working Quietly. Effectively. For Results." that failed to speak up before election finally decided to just do it. And of all things, the party president himself decided to do so in the motion of thanks on the royal address. In fact, some of his suggestions are good (though I believe it should be less case by case prescription). For instance:


- On contentious issues arising from non-Muslims converting to Islam

...non-Muslims should not be subjected to any form of syariah laws. Also non-Muslims who convert to Islam after marriage should be allowed to renounce the religion after the marriage has ended.

"Similarly, if a child was unilaterally converted to Islam by one parent without the consent of the other parent, the child should be allowed to maintain his or her original religion until he or she attains a majority age where the child can decide on the religion of his or her choice," he said.

Ong said in a situation where one parent embraces Islam, the religion of a minor must be decided by both parents.

"Should a dispute on the child's faith arise, the religion must remain as status quo until the child reaches the majority age of 18 years old, upon which the child will decide," he said.

- On IPCMC

...he urged the government to set up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission (IPCMC).

"The rakyat expects the police to be effective in arresting snatch thieves, rapists, robbers and other criminals. Meanwhile, corruption is rampant among law enforcers," he said.

- On judiciary

"We cannot help but notice that the composition of our judiciary does not reflect the multi-racial aspect of our society. I am not suggesting that a racial quota be applied to judicial appointments as it must be based on merit, capability, intelligence, independence and integrity.

"But at the same time, we must correct any perception that our judges will not be able to adjudicate fairly and impartially on sensitive issues, particularly relating to religion if a person's faith becomes an issue before a panel of judges whose religious faith and belief may differ from him or her," he said.

He also proposed that for serious criminal cases, the trial by jury system be brought back.

Source: http://www.lassieweb.org/lasslink.htm

Well, now that quietly has been dropped, would they redeem themselves by finally working for the rakyat and putting their interests above political ones? Afterall, his party has representatives in the Cabinet and Parliament. Could they walk the talk, be proactive, push for real lasting reforms and stay true to the pledge that all these MPs swore (since now they don't have 2/3 majority to decide what the constitution should actually say)?

"I pledge my true loyalty to Malaysia and vow to preserve, protect and defend the constitution."

Otherwise, would it just be another choreographed feel good program filled with replaceable look alike dogs acting as a good bitch?