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After 2047...the law will be exactly as dictated by the Beijing Gahmen,,,this basic law is only temporary,,,,
Will the CCP still be in power in 2047? The Soviet regime in Russia lasted about 70 years.
After 2047...the law will be exactly as dictated by the Beijing Gahmen,,,this basic law is only temporary,,,,
Grave difference is ISA
Abolishing ISA is the utmost important task. Till then protest and strike is playing into the open arms of ISD.
That's what it's there for.
you are right. Beijing allow Hongkies to wayang in their little island. Hongkies with real balls should protest against their leaders at Zhongnanhai.
Why don't these Hongkies with balls take a bus or flight and demonstrate at Beijing where the real decisions are made?
firstly why should hongkies protest at beijing , you stupid cock sucker ?
in hk the government and the citizens understand what is basis human rights.
the government don't pass law to make protest illegal.
the honkies don't need to be brave to exercise the right.
in hk ,do you see cock sucker like you two voicing support in anything that the gov implemented ?
if you are brave why not go to hk and do what you doing here , on the street of course.
retaliate those protestors in front of them.
It is not about ISA or whatever shit A, it is about sinkie ball-lessness.
Dude you left out the subsections (2) and (3) of Article 14 and a few other Acts.
http://singaporerebel.blogspot.sg/2009/11/3-tiers-of-censorship-in-singapore.html
That’s true. Glad to know that citizens finally realise that the Constitution is more than just a piece of paper.
For example, Article 14(2) (b) states:
“Parliament may by law impose on the right conferred by clause (1)(b) [the right to assemble peaceably and without arms], such restrictions as it considers necessary or expedient in the interest of the security of Singapore or any part thereof or public order.”
My point is that exceptions should not be allowed to swallow the rule. For example, one should not make a commandment that “thou shall not steal” and yet at the same time say that “thou can, however, steal in the following situations – (a) to (zzz)” and there is no justification why (a) to (zzz) should be exceptions. Then, the real effect becomes “thou can steal if you are smart enough to cook up a believable reason”.
In the context of the right to assemble peaceably, any restriction imposed by Parliament must be reasonable and not stifle the right that was granted by the Constitution. Otherwise, it becomes like the PAP give you $800 “Prosperity Bonus” seven days before election and after the election makes tax, price and other changes to extract additional $8,000 from you annually for eternity. The layman term for this sort of behaviour is ...... HYPOCRISY.
Yes but who have the power to amend the Constitution if it's deemed unjust?
Do agree that these laws are mad. I cant imagine how generations after generations can vote in PAP despite these laws that are designed by PAP to kill civil activism.
Amendments to the Constitution can be made if a super majority of two-thirds of all elected MPs vote in favour.
However, restrictions on freedom of assembly imposed through ordinary statute enacted by previous Parliaments on the ground of being "necessary and expedient" for public security, bla, bla, bla as per Article 14 (2)(b) of the Constitution, can be amended or even totally abolished by a simple majority.
The law that four or even one person can constitute an "illegal assembly" is in an ordinary statute. If in 2016, a coalition government of SDP, WP, etc decides to abolish this law, all it needs is to get the support of a simple majority of elected MPs. However, Article 14 (2)(b) is still there. So, it means that if in 2021, a PAP government replaces the coalition, it can re-enact those stupid illegal assembly laws again and make us the laughing stock of the world once more.
Best case scenario is a coalition government in 2016 that can muster the required two-thirds majority to simultaneously abolish the illegal assembly laws and remove or amend Article 14 (2)(b). Of course, that is easier said than done, with so much fixing going on by you know who.![]()