Have you cast your vote?

[zeddy]

Gonna take a shower and go vote for TJS, Theres a voting station just infront of my blk but i have to walk 10mins to go to another one. Cheeeeee toad

Good for you Bro... All the best..

 

[Ian6690]

Just voted for the heart this morning. So did my other family members (5 in total), also for Tan Jee Say.

Jeesus,

Agreed with what you said.

 

[youtalkcock]

This was what i saw on my card.

 

[Cruxx]

I just cast my vote. I voted for Tan. What about you guys?

 

[Devil Within]

Suggestion is different from check and balance. In an earlier posting I've already pointed, the President opens Parliament with an address. In that speech, the President can suggest any policy direction he deems appropriate to suggest. Of course an influence is exercised, but Parliament has to make up their own minds eventually through debating and voting. The President cannot check and balance Parliament since he cannot participate in parliamentary debating and voting. The results would then be forwarded to him to assent. He must assent. That's his job to represent assent for Singapore as whole, not his job to question or check and balance Parliament.

As for the reserves, he has a right to veto, that's all. For example, if the Government wants to spend $XX billion on converting Geylang into legalized integrated sex resort, he should veto. But if the Government wants to spend $XX billion on packages to help citizens, who in his right mind would veto? The only possibility is an anti-PAP President there for the sake of opposing PAP. He may claim that's vote buying and veto. Lose-lose for all.

Yes, President can't engage in parliament debate, but if there are policies or issues that are of concerns to Singaporeans, right now, with a weak oppositions, and with the mass media head appointed by PAP stronghold, these issue will not see the light of day unless you are internet savvy. If these issues were raise by the weak oppositions, the mass media may not cover it and not much will be discussed and only one side (PAP) story can be heard. But if the President voice out these concerns, there is no way to hide these even if the current mass media are under indirect PAP control. And this may spark off not only online, but also offline debate like how our former President Ong Teng Cheong started the debate about our reserve's transparency issue. That is the difference.

Pertaining to the use of reserve, being their own "ex"-PAP kaki, TT may be just another rubber stamp like Nathan. No question asked.

 

[zeddy]

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[Alamaking]

This was what i saw on my card.

Mana Man U? eeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[youtalkcock]

Mana Man U? eeeeeeeeeeeee