THE Federal Court recently, in an 8-1 decision, struck down 16 Syariah enactments by the Kelantan state government as unconstitutional, and therefore void. The two lawyers who brought suit argued that only the Dewan Rakyat has the power to enact criminal laws and that state assemblies can only enact laws
We are a virus with shoes. — Bill Hicks, American satirist ‘Betrayed and wronged in everything,I’ll flee this bitter world where vice is king,And seek some spot unpeopled and apart,Where I’ll be free to have an honest heart.’(The Misanthrope) Moliere’s lament offers insight into understanding what makes misanthropes tick, prick,
Excellence is not a skill, it’s an attitude. – Vince Lombardi, American football coach Pursuit of Excellence Travails Is Comforting (POETIC) justice is the ethos of finding, attaining, and living in contentment. This virtue is hardly inculcated and cultivated during formative years. A decomposing education system drills the unnecessary into
Trainers, strainers, and drainers of swamps represent three major political parties. – Native American chief Seattle While draining the swamp is the ideal, the ordeal caused by those dedicated to straining the swamp is optically awkward and morally reprehensible. To separate the drainers from the strainers, just watch proponents and
EXTENSIVE scholarly works showcase the gradual development of politics and government since 2000 BCE. Strangely, unity was considered a myth associated with the denial of politics. Individuality became the first fact of participation in politics between 2000 BCE and 400 BCE. This clearly explains the divide-and-rule form of disingenuous democracy.
Humans are ingenious at sniffing out minor differences to figure out whom they should despise. – Steven Pinker, Canadian cognitive psychologist WE, inevitably, morphed into us-and-them no thanks to misguided socioeconomic imbalances. If anything, it’s a reflection of sheer populism and elitism erected by the AS-WE-IS (Anglo-Saxon-Welsh-English-Irish-Scots) colonials as a
An errant judge is not qualified to inquire into the truth. – Horace, Roman poet The Oaths of Office for Malaysian judges do not contemplate their pre-eminence or prominence in safeguarding the Malaysian Federal Constitution. The judiciary, as the third organ of state, has no police power, no constitutional court
Nothing comes from doing nothing. – Shakespeare’s King Lear There is no greater mortal sin than that of doing nothing to oppose, and depose, oppression that manifests as government policies under the ‘rule of law.’ Doing nothing has become a dangerous cult. Law and order, as fear mongering devices, offer
Information is the currency of democracy. – Thomas Jefferson, 3rd US President The inception of government from a distant past, slowly but surely, created the menace of mamikalal – acronym: more and more is known about less and less – designed, structured and applied to the dumbing down of the
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worse state, an intolerable one. – Thomas Paine, American Revolution activist It took one man, strong of body and mind, to man up with a small army of tested and trusted soldiers to convince fearful people that
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