We want fair election

last SG · 2006-02-18T18:36:16+00:00

A white t-shirt ah pek jogger told a white sneaker kar kiah, "we will never lose because of the ZRZ ....". The audacity sums it all up.what is patriotism ?w...

PRP SG

Calling for fair election can't get sued.Even PAP says the elections is fair.We should demand for fair election.

PRP SG

Encourage independent candidates

GRC system is not conducive for individuals to stand as independent canditates.The opp. parties are still not strong enough to take on the ruling party.So the govt should at least temporarily revert back to single ward constiteuncies system.

PRP SG

The opp. parties are not good enuf,the ruling party can tell the ppl not to vote for them.But the election system should still be fair.

snow leopard SG

i also feel that elections ought to be fair. it is the cornerstone of democracy. if there are obstacles preventing the alternative voice from being heard, then we risk being controlled by a dictatorship.

fair elections and opposition quality actually goes hand in hand. when elections are fair and more opposition gets voted into parliament, it signals to people that election is not entirely futile and more capable people would come forward to try to win. if a barrier is set up so high, it'll simply discourage people from trying to climb it ... unless one is starving or suffering from severe injustice, one wouldn't risk one's rice bowl for a more equal society, especially when one is capable and successful and thus more equal ...

the rationale for a six-member GRC is bullshit. we can have minority representation without the GRC. how? simply by assigning certain wards to minority contests and other wards to majority contests. would the incumbents accept this alternative minority representation scheme? no because the ultimate aim of the GRC is not minority representation.

free thinker SG

Originally posted by PRP:

Calling for fair election can't get sued.Even PAP says the elections is fair.[b]We should demand for fair election.[/b]

I agree. But the government will tell you that the election is fair. It is only when you DISAGREE with it and try to prove them wrong then they will sue you for defamation and stuff.

Thailand_Hero SG

PAP is number one. there is no other party that can do a better job at running the government than our PAP.

Just look at any country. Is there any country out there that is more efficient at running a small country with little resources? Our governement is the best and i am so happy and lucky to be born here.

I shudder to think what happen if i am born any where else.

charlize SG

Of course.

Thailand. Hero. Laughing

LazerLordz SG

to prove them wrong is to be criminal.

Uniquely Singapore. Laughing

snow leopard SG

i agwee with you absolutely ... except where is number two? : )

CosmoKing SG

Very surprising that you mention 'comfortable'. Give another 10 years, I am sure the income gap will widen and all sorts of dissent will result. Without doubt, the current policies are ineffective to cope with the bigger challenges ahead. Don't ask me how...I am not paid a million bucks to resuce some sinking ship and guess I would rather not make it easy for others to take credit if I ever had a solution. While one shouldn't put a bandaid on a gushing wound, one thing sure is just don't pinch so much of everyone's money. It is happening everyday even if you coop yourself up at home and take 1 meal a day to skim expenses. Once in a while, you still get to part a few K when some bright spark comes up with idiot ideas and decided that every hbd household needed a lift in every fllor just in case they got too weak to walk. Then you get a glorified pigeon hole that serves no purpose. A personal valet next? Well, there are the gullible fools of which many of them were once seduced into home ownership and now being reproached as those who can't manage their finances and better chew the humble pie? But who's idea in the first place? It becomes ever more pathetic when such ownership were once equated with being patriotic and having a piece of Singapore. One must remember not to jump over the moon over a few hundred dollar goodies into your pocket. It goes back to where it came from. Just that such schemes get clouded in very refined and systematic styles so you don't see them clearly. You see, old broken records played at different speed still come up with the same annoying tune.

Thailand_Hero SG

In Singapore with little natural resources...

there is no room for number 2...no room for any errors...

LinYu SG

Agree. With nothing to compare, there can only be 1. Laughing

durai SG

Totally agree with you!! To boycott is to support neither and it's not the stand that we want the ruling party to know!

durai SG

Yes, I agree with you! If there are no checks and balances in the govt, it would be too easy for them to take advantage of the system.

Just think of our current GRC system. The whole idea sucks! Why do they need to keep changing the boundaries of the GRCs for every election?

PLEASE WAKE UP SINGAPORE! IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH JUST TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS! AFTER ALL, WE ARE ALL RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER SINGAPORE TURNS OUT TO BE! IF WE DO NOT LIKE THE CURRENT SYSTEM, THEN WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO DEMAND A CHANGE!

durai SG

I have no doubt that the PAP is still the best party to govern Singapore. But PAP REALLY needs to listen to second voices and opinions. It has become too arrogant that it thinks it is right all the time. PAP always feel that they know best and thus it will be difficult for them to listen to what the general public wants.

To have more opposition in the parliment will serve the interest of the public more. There are more MPs representing us and at the same time checking on what the govt is proposing to see if they serve our best interest.[/b]

PRP SG

Besides the issue of GRC, there should be more time for campaigns during election time.I suggest 1 month.

snow leopard SG

little natural resources yet we have room for senior minister, minister mentor and a lot more ministers in the prime minister's office ... no more room why squeeze in so many ministers? ... america has lots of room yet i dun see george bush senior becoming senior president ... talk about room ... chey!

as for errors ... suzhou, over-reliance on electronics ... you name it we have them ... errors abound with plenty of excuses to match ... should change to "no more room for excuses" ...

PRP SG

If the opposition is no good,another choice should be spoiling the vote since voting is compusory.

MYPR SG

In uniquely Singapore, there is no room for number 2…no room for any errors…but there are still plenty of rooms for honest mistakes

cheem-.- SG

Hi hero,

Many countries have been a victim of their success, it is precisely at the peak of their glory is where the decay sets in. That is my prime worry.

Personally, I have been grateful to the PAP for the great governance and leadership for Singapore. I know they are an efficient party. However, in some countries, power is held on for too long in some families and trouble starts to surface. (there are already some, s'poreans, you know them.) I serve Singapore, so ultimately I put Singapore above PAP.

My concern is that, many MPs in government are not battle-tested. Not wishing to risk defamation, but I feel in theory they can feel free to implement policies without inquiring the unhappiness or views of the people because they will never get elected out. They can play a wild card although they have been very careful. I always felt Singapore resembles the system in ancient China where you sit for the examinations and get a post in the government. Its a known fact that many PSC scholars score straight As and S paper dist, go into the government, go through a walkover election and get a post.

I feel that, now that we have a mature educated population, stable political climate and economic growth, it is a good time to open up the political environment in Singapore. Its a good opportunity now. If Singapore is not ready in 20-30-40 years, then when???

The PAP always say the Opposition failed to field good candidates. I hope the political system can be more open. With that, more educated people will join an opposition and provide an effective check to the ruling party. Personally, I hope there can be a strong opposition in the next GE. I mean, if people speak up against flaws, why must they be seen as purely troublemakers?

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