My
Vote, My Choice!
Malaysian
politics have gone through a few stages of development since 1998.
From the early reformation movement to the political tsunami on March
8, 2008, to bringing landmark changes in the country's democracy.
Malaysians cast their votes to elect their representatives and this
eventually accelerated the formation of 2 major coalitions in
Malaysia.
While
it is hoped that the two main coalition groups can play a
check-and-balance role between each other, it was found that the new
coalition, Pakatan Harapan or PH (formerly known as Pakatan Rakyat)
has not met public expectations. With the adding of Party Bersatu
into the coalition it seems that the original coalition's vision is
now blurred. On the other hand, the incumbent Barisan National (BN)
is going through a very slow reform process which makes it difficult
to meet the abrupt changes of our society dominated by the
Information Age today.
Many
young and energetic Malaysians have been aggressively pushing for
reformation but have since cooled down. Some have even started to
advocate casting a spoilt vote.
In
a democratic country, one person is entitled to one vote to elect the
state legislator, and the party with the most seats will form the
state government. The governments promote economic and social
development through revision of the law and formulating policies so
that people can live and work comfortably.
Just
as water can cause a ship to float, it can also cause it to sink, if
the water gets into the ship. All politicians, elected
representatives of government should not take the people's support
for granted. Voters are also advised not to vote just according to a
party's logo and ignore the quality of the candidates that represent
a party. If the people are to call the shots, they must first look at
the quality of candidates, and then take other factors into
consideration. This is a very effective way to force each party to
nominate quality candidates with political vision. If voters blindly
support a party without setting any conditions, they are in fact
encouraging dictatorship within a political party and promoting
nepotism and cronyism. This happens during the selection of
candidate as only those who having close relationships with the top
leaders will get the chance to stand as candidates.
It
is your right to cast any vote - be it a spoilt vote, a vote to BN or
PH, for a small party or for an independent candidate. No one should
be discriminated or attacked by anyone because of his political
preference or choice. We support rational debate, we encourage mature
analysis and thinking, and we reject any form of violence to stop the
people from promoting their views.
We
jointly advocate the 10
conditions as follows:-
1. The
delineation of the constituency must be based on the population and
the difference between each constituency should not exceed 15% of the
population of other constituencies. This is to ensure that the
spirit of one person and one vote can be implemented fairly.
We
declare and defend the status of Malaysia as a secular country and
we reject any form of religious extremism.
To
restore local government elections, so that voters can directly
supervise the local government.
Abolish
draconian laws such as sedition act, printing & publishing
printing act and university and college university act.
The
media is being called the fourth power in Malaysia's political
structure, with a role of overseeing the performance of the
government. Hence, the government or politicians cannot sue the
media at will according to their personal preferences in order to
prevent the media from exercising its check-and-balance role because
the people have the right to know.
Malaysia
is a diversity and multi-ethnic society. We urge to restore English
primary and secondary schools as a choice for parents. Different
origin of the school creates various talented students in various
fields, so that Malaysian can click on to the the international
community.
Government
should treated all schools fairly, therefore all Chinese and Tamil
primary schools should obtain a fix portion of fund from the
government yearly.
Recognized
Chinese Unified Exam and allocate funds to chinese independent high
school systematically.
Housing
is a basic needs for all citizens, politicians must create an act to
avoid any rainfall profits from selling & renting houses to
avoid housing speculation.
Fully
implement Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and ensure everyone can
obtain completed and legally bind documents and information.
We
encourage all NGOs and citizens to propose their demand collectively
and we only vote for those who can adopt and accept the people's
demand.
This
campaign is led by Civil Awakening Movement of Malaysia (Chairperson
Jenice Lee Ying Ha formerly ADUN Teratai).
Supported
by Selangor Golden Age Association (Chairperson Leong Kwong Wah),
Mahkota
Garden JMB (Chairperson Liew Jin Nan), Seksyen 3 KRT, Bandar Mahkota
Cheras ( Chairperson Wong Kim Hock）,
Persatuan Penduduk Seksyen 7 Bandar Mahkota Cheras （Vice
Chairperson Henky ) & Ampang Kim Eng Welfare Association
(Secretary Andrew Chia). Residents spoke person Tan Hon Kuo
(Chairperson of Persatuan Penduduk Vista Hill)
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