Morality vs the rule of law
I have been holding off on this follow-up posting to my earlier article titled 'A mockery of our democratic institution' for long enough.
I was especially prompted to post it after that article was picked up by Malaysiakini (read: picked up by Malaysiakini a week after my original posting, and NOT me going to Malaysiakini with my thoughts!). After what has happened to my comrade Elizabeth Wong, I need to get this out.
Some people have read into what I did not write, just like how some are inclined to only pick up what a speaker did not say. Those who disagreed with my defence of Anwar argued that I should not be defending defections. For the record, I never defended defections nor did I discuss the morality of defections. I only presented the differences in approach and the mode of takeover, executed by Najib and attempted by Anwar. My stand was built within the confines of the constitution of the day. Whether you like it or not, the law of the land today does not prohibit defections. As such, defections will happen, party-hopping will happen. What is required of us is to understand constitutionally the following: what do we allow our political leaders to do when such defections happen?
