LHL Backs Down!

[Fook Seng]

A by-election is part of the Westminster model. If it was called because the incumbent had passed away or had become too ill to continue serving his constituents, I would be fully supportive of the system in place to elect someone to take over and I would not consider it to be a waste of time at all... merely an execution of due process.

However, in this case, the by-election is the result of the scandalous behavior of an elected MP.

You are right to mention the Westminster model and PAP has tried to make it look a lot like the Westminster model.

In the Westminster system, a by-election is not an election for city council chairman but a member of Parliament who has a role to vote and approve new provisions into laws. How can the Parliament meet with shortage of one guy who forms part of the law-making body? It is therefore important that the vacancy be filled asap.

 

[myfoot123]

Thanks to Hougang resident who has the gall to sue him in court, otherwise this useless leader will still be buying his time until the cow fly home.

 

[Qantas]

Yes you are spot on. Kudos to you for exposing the lies of the opposition supporters. Points for you.

Boss, I 100% agree with you. To hell with the opposition supporters. Can you up my points and give me more power. (Talk about balls carrier)

 

[Fook Seng]

If the WP was a credible party with honest, hardworking and morally upright candidates, I'd agree with you wholeheartedly. The PAP should simply gift the seat to them and save time and money.

WP has done nothing that shows that they are not credible. On the other hand, the ruling party by their sheer large number voted in their salaries linked to that of the top earners, ignoring the plight of the common people. How credible are they in improving the well-being of the ordinary people when their income is in direct conflict of interest with what the ordinary people get? How credible are they when practically every public infrastructure is crumbling from mismanagement, neglect or a poor design? The problems in the performance of the ruling party is for all to see. What bad things have WP done comparable to this?

 

[Leongsam]

WP has done nothing that shows that they are not credible. On the other hand, the ruling party by their sheer large number voted in their salaries linked to that of the top earners, ignoring the plight of the common people. How credible are they in improving the well-being of the ordinary people when their income is in direct conflict of interest with what the ordinary people get? How credible are they when practically every public infrastructure is crumbling from mismanagement, neglect or a poor design? The problems in the performance of the ruling party is for all to see. What bad things have WP done comparable to this?

You're guilty of harping on the negatives while ignoring all the positives. I don't blame you. It seems to have become a defining sinkie trait over the years. However, you shouldn't allow yourself to become part of the herd. Try rising above the masses and when you wake up each day, count all the positives in your life and imagine how much worse things would be if the Barisan Socialis had won the 63 election.

 

[Fook Seng]

Try rising above the masses and when you wake up each day, count all the positives in your life and imagine how much worse things would be if the Barisan Socialis had won the 63 election.

What positives? Positives are reserved for their own kind. The way democracy is practised today is no different from the socialism if BS were to have won the 63 election and if they had actually won, the democracy would have been more inclusive.