A snap poll will be betrayal of Selangor voters

YOURSAY ‘I pray God will guide the sultan to execute the right decision.’

Indications rife MB to seek dissolution
                                                                              
Ferdtan: The present Selangor government was elected by the people with two-thirds majority and the winning coalition, Pakatan Rakyat, nominated Khalid Ibrahim as MB. The sultan agreed, as he should, to the choice.

If the coalition unequivocally decides to replace the MB with another, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, also with two-thirds majority support to carry on the government, we believe the sultan has to accede the request.

We have faith in our sultan to do the right thing. Daulat Tuanku.

Ex-PJ: Ferdtan, I won't hold my breath for the democratic outcome you proposed. If it was such an obvious decision, HRH (His Royal Highness) would have made it and continued with his holidays. What would you rather do, meet Khalid or continue holidaying?

Anonymous_1Ingrate: The mandate given by the rakyat to Pakatan to form the Selangor state government and to appoint the MB is clear.

The sultan’s role should be restricted to make sure that the post of MB goes to party that won the election and that he or she command the majority of the state assemblypersons.

If the sultan has the power to choose who the MB should be, then we might as well do away with elections.

Vijay47: I have always admitted that I do not understand the subtleties of state law but from the many recent comments on the subject, I have gleaned a little knowledge that dissolution of the state assembly is not as simple as Khalid wanting it.

The sultan will not be unaware or indifferent to the reality of the state of affairs and he surely would have been informed by his advisors that there is in Wan Azizah a person who commands the support of the majority of the assembly members.

Thus His Highness has to pack Khalid off and order him to pass the mantle to the people's choice.

Multi Racial: I am puzzle why there was even discussion about dissolution of state assembly.  In fact, if there was such an option, it was during the Perak crisis in 2009 where BN gained a narrow majority through a few crossovers from Pakatan Aduns (state assembly representatives).

I would have expected the Sultan of Perak then to dissolve the state assembly based on the following reasons:

1) Perakians voted Pakatan into government and not BN. There was a change in government if the sultan did not dissolve the state assembly.

2) BN gained its majority through crossovers and there were much controversy surrounding the defections.

3) The margin between BN and Pakatan was very slim.

In Selangor:

1) Pakatan still has an overwhelming majority in the state assembly.

2) More than two-thirds majority voted for Wan Azizah to be MB.

3) Selangorians voted Pakatan into government and there is not change of government.

So the issue of dissolution of the state assembly does not arise. The wisest thing for the sultan to do is to ask for Khalid’s resignation as MB and direct the assembly speaker to call for a state assembly session to vote for a new MB. If the state assembly voted Wan Azizah, then the sultan has to accept it.

If the sultan chooses to reject Wan Azizah, it is within his right as sultan. But unless there is a valid reason, Wan Azizah’s candidacy for MB cannot be simply be rejected just because she is a woman.

I pray God will guide the sultan to execute the right decision.

Mosquitobrain: Firstly, why should there be any sex discrimination here? Secondly, we want progress. We're talking about a high calibre, good intellect, visionary, honest leader with integrity to guide and take us there. Thirdly, why the opposition? Why be so scare of your own shadow?

Fourthly, why can't we allow a smooth transition of power for a party that has command more than two-thirds majority in the House, the right to run the state government? Fifthly, can we go against the constitution? Lastly, less you forget, no one is above the law. Nobody.

Little Sparrow: Constitution law experts have pointed out that the sultan has no option but to appoint Wan Azizah since she has two-thirds majority support.

Unless the sultan appoints Wan Azizah, the constitution will be thrown out of the window and the Federal Court decision on the 2009 Perak case will be not to be respected. The judiciary should then just close shop since their decisions need not be followed.

Paul Warren: If the sultan accedes to Khalid's request for a dissolution, how will the sultan face it if the snap elections return Pakatan to as big a majority or even bigger?

Why is Khalid subjecting the sultan to the risk of being spited by his own people as that is what it would mean if Pakatan won by a landslide again.

I am confident the sultan would take that into consideration and I cannot believe he would open the institution of the monarchy to such ridicule.

For Khalid to even venture this, it goes to show that he is willing to gamble on the reputation and prestige of the monarchy. I hope this is a point that HRH will take into account when he sees Khalid.
         
Mushiro: If Khalid request for the dissolution of the Selangor State Assembly, that will be the highest betrayal and the most desperate move that Khalid can ever think off, but that is expected from Khalid.

But if the sultan agrees to dissolve the assembly on the request of Khalid, that will be even a bigger betrayal to the rakyat, and they will say that the sultan has bowed to Umno.

Headhunter: Should there be fresh elections, Selangorians who objected to it must come out in full force to vote for PKR overwhelmingly to show Khalid and Umno that they are rejected by them.

This is the only way to show them that holding them to ransom is not acceptable to the people of Selangor. -Mkini