Just watched some videos on parliamentary debates in other
democracies via temasekreview.com.
You know, in singapore, we grow up here without ever watching
any parliamentary debates live. So we are conditioned to think that
this is normal and it's ok if we don't watch the process on how
these MPs improve the workings of Singapore.
And I realised a few years back that our so called "debates" in
parliament are actually scripted beforehand. MPs have to submit
their questions a few weeks before the parliament sessions so that
the relevant MPs may craft their replies.
Shouldn't we citizens be allowed to participate, watch and
listen to debates in parliament? Or are we just peasants who leave
the running of the country to these MPs and just do their bidding
if they say so.
Something's seriously lacking in this political system of
ours.
