Dr. Mahathir and Abdullah

By Onlooker on August 8, 2008 10:01 PM
Tun,

It seems that you are very desperate in trying to remove Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (AAB) from the current premiership of Malaysia, for reason only you yourself best know. It will be a vain effort if you ask AAB to retire gracefully immediately because AAB still has the high mood to stay in the PM office until 2010.

"18. But I did try my best. If my best is not good enough I am sorry."

Are you really sure that you did try your best already? Have you ever tried to start a political campaign and mobilise for a motion of no confidence in the Parliament? I believe you have never tried that yet.

So, do you intend to create a new history by helping to mobilise support for a replacement of the Prime Minister? It is fairly simple: just attempt to persuade the MPs of BN to cast a no confidence vote against AAB in the Parliament. I believe you can create a new era if you agree to actively take part and put in effort to ensure a success in casting of no confidence votes by the MPs in the Parliament. Do you want to serve as the power house for bringing a historical breakthrough in the development process of Malaysia's democratic system? I believe you can be the best again if you take part in the campaign for motion of no confidence against AAB in the Parliament. I believe both Anwar and Dato Mukhriz will parallelily be able to arrive at the common destination without having to sign a memorandum of mutual understanding in order to work towards a concerted effort in the Parliament for purpose of satisfying your thirstful agony, i.e. to remove AAB from the premiership.

But post-AAB, do you have confidence that the next Prime Minister will perform much better than AAB? What will you do if the next PM is doing much worse than AAB? Do you intend to overthrow this next PM by then? When can this overthrow game be ended? If the competency of this next PM is even much more uncertain, why can't we just wait for another 2 more years? Is it because you are always a "show-hand" gambler in the political game so that you don't want to wait for another 2 years? What makes you feel so sure that Dato Seri Najib Razak can do much better than AAB as the PM? Have you made a political covenant with Najib already? How can you be sure that Najib will not betray you like what AAB did if Najib has to become the next PM very soon?

Political game-play really brings along a lot of headache problems! Isn't it much wiser for Tun to just try relax a bit by leading a simple life of playing with grand children everyday? If Anwar is willing to drop his slander suit against Tun, will Tun consider let go all these messed-up trivialities in politics and go complete retiring? Time is short. It is really a high time for us to seek God now and not be bogged down too much with the worldly trivialities! No one can really be sure whether God will allow any one of us to live pass today and leap forward to tomorrow. Therefore please don't worry too much about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.

May you find solace and peace in the Almighty, Tun!

Onlooker


What is a no confidence vote?
A no confidence vote is a motion brought forward in a legislative body by the opposition party. It is usually used as a tool to undermine the majority party, and can also be used to remove people from office, depending on the system of government. A no confidence motion is a very serious political event, as it suggests a lack of faith in the current government and a desire to change it before the next scheduled election. This type of vote is most common in parliamentary democracies.

In the United States, a no confidence vote is merely a symbolic act, although actions may be taken if an official or government fails a no confidence vote. The no confidence vote does alert the populace and the government to a problem, which can be very important. In other countries, a government can be removed as a result of a no confidence vote, usually through dissolving the current parliament and holding a special election. In other nations, it is possible to hold a constructive vote of no confidence, which means that the motion includes a recommendation for a successor.
When a constructive vote of no confidence is held, it ensures that the replacement for the failing government has backing, and helps to streamline the process of transitioning. When a conventional vote of no confidence is held, it can throw a nation into chaos. For this reason, a no confidence motion is proposed only when the opposition feels that it is the sole option remaining. A no confidence vote is sometimes also used as a political tool to stall for time or smear the majority party.

In nations which do not have a no confidence system, public officials can still be removed from office through impeachment or recall. Impeachment is a formal trial and subsequent request to step down held by a legislative body. Recall is a popular election which typically removes one public official and votes in his or her replacement. Although these measures work slightly differently than a no confidence vote does, they all have the same end impact.

No confidence votes can be an important part of a democratic system. When they are used as a political tool to humiliate the majority party, no confidence votes can still play a valuable role by notifying the general public to unrest within the government. They can also be used to replace corrupt and failing governments, assuming that corruption has not tainted the parliamentary system.