Comments for Tussle over move to limit AG’s powers at http://www.malaysianbar.org.my , comment 0 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.malaysianbar.org.my Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:55:31 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/tussle_over_move_to_limit_ags_powers.html#pc_7430 The writer tellingly says: "But like all other moves to reform the judiciary and legal system in the country, the biggest stumbling blocks to divesting the powers of the AG are coming from Umno ministers." This is the trouble. It was the same with the IPCMC, the Judicial Appointments Commission, and other reforms of great benefit to the people. Power of a few versus benefit for the masses. Preservation of power is often done at the expense of the interest of the people at large. BN ministers & MPs must wake up to this fact. The alternative is for them to realise it only after they have in fact lost power. Yeo Yang Poh - Yeo Yang Poh Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:47:46 +0100 http://www.malaysianbar.org.my/legal/general_news/tussle_over_move_to_limit_ags_powers.html#pc_7429 Straight thinking, as opposed to crooked or, worse, convoluted thinking, will lead us to the enlightened view that Malaysians deserve the best simply because we are Malaysians. I know that that is a circular argument. But look, why should the power to prosecute rest on the decision of one man? Is that man infallible? Even if he is, are we Malaysians not putting far too much on his plate? Power, any power be it social status, economic wealth or high political office, should be used to create the maximum happiness for the greatest number. It should never be used to dominate and coerce our fellow men. Healthy minds pursue the utilitarian promise. Only sick minds opt for domination and coercion. Enough said except that when we dig holes, always remember that that very hole may be the one we may lie in. Stephen Tan Ban Cheng - Stephen Tan Ban Cheng Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:12:59 +0100