Tuesday, December 2, 2008

malaysiakini on KETUANAN MELAYU and the ISA

There are two important issues that adversely affect all Malaysians as described in these malaysiakini articles:
DPM: Use BN channels to resolve Ketuanan Melayu issue and
MCA backs Kayveas on amend ISA call
Now we all can imagine what happens at BN channels where both MCA and PPP will be told to shut up or they can leave the BN; just as what happened at the PPP Congress just a few months back when Ali Rustam pointedly told PPP to leave the BN - they should have expelled him from that meeting and left the BN then.
I believe that these 2 issues are not just BN concerns but involve all Malaysians and suggest we would all benefit from a public debate similar to the one held between a Minister and Anwar on fuel prices.
Such debates will improve the public speaking skills of all MPs and those who participate should be allowed to choose which side they want to represent without party consideration.
The 2 topics are:
1.Should the ISA be abolished or amended?
2.Is Ketuanan Melayu provided for in the Federal Constitution?

Secret meetings are not really healthy and such topics should be discussed more openly.