KUCHING: The definition of ‘non-functioning’ and ‘problematic’ representatives should be precisely explained.
Political observer Datuk Peter Minos said the people have to be fully convinced of the logic and rationale for having the law to enable the people to sack such representatives.
“Some studies and public opinion are needed. Laws can be considered only when the people want them and are passed for the good and interest of the nation and not otherwise. That is the basic.
“Aside from that, if such a law was implemented, (the government) would need to find ways to prevent anyone from abusing and misusing it,” he said.
He was commenting on Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar’s statement that the government was willing to consider laws to enable the people to sack non-functioning or problematic representatives.
Through such laws, he said, the people could send a petition to the government to pick a new representative through an election.
“What these representatives are doing is party-hopping, which is against the constitution and when they lose their party membership, an election has to be held,” he said.
On another matter, Minos congratulated Wan Junaidi for the anti-party hopping law.
“Such a law will help bring some sanity and stability to Malaysian politics and the political system.
“Kudos to YB for that. He worked very hard on it like how hard he worked on making Sarawak and Sabah constitutionally equal to Malaya and nobody can do it better,” he said.
