11. Sam Alfonso Leong - Pimp
probably the most honest of them all
Sam the ardent PAP admirer? Yah, provided he even show up his face.
11. Sam Alfonso Leong - Pimp
probably the most honest of them all
The pap has narrowed the group to such a limit that those who stand are pro pap and will only serve to hinder and obstruct an opposition govt and render it difficult to function.
But TCB shows that Singapore still has singaporeans who will come in when SG is in dire straits. Those who come to my mind are Ngiam, Liew, David Lim and Lim Siong Guan. These are stalwats who have seen the best of the pap and know that this present pap just cant make it
I am curious y the hassle of shifting the goal posts to such narrow girth to extent of shoehorning a mat into office.
I mean if they need to trim the sails to prevent another TJS / TCB, well understood. Y bend the pE to such extent to load so heavily on the Malay ? They have been making a lot of noise recently ?
Initially I thought they were going to tinker with qualifying criteria to make it easy for the minority to make it. In fact they made it much more harder to be eligible for the minorities with their raised Qualifying criteria. Instead the pool will come from ex political and public service appointees plus every 6th election must be a minority candidate from Malay or Indian/Eurasian if they have not filled the role in the previous 5 EP.
Anyway the powers are so diluted even if they have Primary 6 school kid, the office is basically useless.
I am curious y the hassle of shifting the goal posts to such narrow girth to extent of shoehorning a mat into office.
I mean if they need to trim the sails to prevent another TJS / TCB, well understood. Y bend the pE to such extent to load so heavily on the Malay ? They have been making a lot of noise recently ?
The elected presidency is created as a"counter-check" on the government and based on it, whoever stands as a candidate in a multi-person race as best able to oppose government tends to have more interest from voters.
The designers of this system did not even realise that they are asking the local populace to vote for the one with the tendency to oppose most. Then they try to filter with all the criteria only to have members within the elite who step out of line and want to try their luck at million-dollar job with "prestige". Tell me if this job only pays peanuts, who would any one of these want to try??
Now this review is nothing but a tinkering of how to deal with those from among themselves in MIW who wants a highly paid job but do not have the stamp of approval from the power-to-be.
Anybody in MIW should know the hidden codes of what to do and say - any candidate must have the blessings and go-ahead. This system does not tolerate mavericks.
TCB is a maverick - he also knows the limits by now given his current statements and seriously, there is no way he will fight on to his peril.
I am curious y the hassle of shifting the goal posts to such narrow girth to extent of shoehorning a mat into office.
I mean if they need to trim the sails to prevent another TJS / TCB, well understood. Y bend the pE to such extent to load so heavily on the Malay ? They have been making a lot of noise recently ?
How about yaacob ibrahim? Is he m&d enough?
I think that saying that Malays need to be represented is the best available excuse to disqualify TCB.
Tarmuggi and Yaacob are not malay enough. Putting them up as PAP's EP candidate may incur the Malay's wrath. Why wld LHL want to risk that?
Why not? They may have married non-Malays, but those non-Malays converted to Islam. In retrospect, they gained new converts for the muslim community. I think they both should be given medals instead for their contributions to Islam. Either of them would make a better candidate from the malay-muslim community than some pure-bred m&d that did not win a non-muslim soul for Islam.
I nominate Chen Show Mao.
sinkies will surprise everyone by giving PAP's endorsed candidate the mandate.
Zainal and Halimah should be the 'ang behs' in this race.
Halimah has an advantage. She has a CB. PAP will then tell the whole world that in Sinkieland, a female from a minority race can make it to the very top.
I don't see the other Mat chaps involved in this race.
If Indian, Dhana has to be the 'ang beh.'
This matter is about appearance because:
1. The PAP has had a very significant majority in the Singapore Parliament for decades, and as the ruling government with more than 75 per cent majority, they have been making amendments to the Constitution, as and when they desired. Accordingly, logically and ethically, they should not make any amendments to the Constitution without a national referendum. Their argument or rebuttal is probably that Singaporeans have always voted for the PAP to form the government, and at the most recent general elections, with an increased overall percentage of votes and more PAP MP's.
2. In the past, the PAP considered that an elected President will act as the check and balance against any potential government which is not formed by the PAP. Recently, the PAP believes that an elected President did not give a Singaporean, who is non-Chinese, an equal chance to be elected as President. Did the PAP forget that their "chosen and preferred candidate" who was returned unopposed for two terms (12 years, which way too long), S.R. Nathan is definitely non-Chinese, and looks and sounds like one. I also believe that notwithstanding that he met the then requirements, with respect, he may not have been exposed to, and had to deal / resolve issues within the jurisdiction and decision making required of a CEO or Chairman of a major corporation.
3. If the PAP wish to entrench its desires for the good and future of Singaporeans (which they claimed), then, it might as well, revert to an appointed President. After all, in the recommendations of the Commission, the proposals, and the government White Paper, the apparent powers of the Elected President may be subject to an override by the Parliament and the Council of Presidential Advisers.
With respect, I believe that only criteria for any individual to be a candidate for the elected President are: a Singapore citizen who was born in Singapore, and be at least 21 years old. I am confident that Singaporeans will not elect a not so qualified candidate, whatever that means. Let Singaporeans judge and decide, because if they are good and prudent enough to elect PAP MP's, then surely they are just as good and prudent to elect a candidate whom they consider to be worthy, regardless of character and qualifications.