You can never choose how the policies are made here, history had told us that. The only thing you can choose is where you mark the “cross” when the time comes. When there is enough opposition in there, then start to give suggestions.

I remember a certain old man said some time ago, “what you need is a dose of incompetent government.”

should be FOUNDED.

About two months or so ago, Mr Cheong was reported to have said that he encountered a lot of negativism (& cynicism?) from those he met about the govt’s consultation process under AIMS.

Well Mr Cheong, you can now see that such negativism/cynicism is well justified and foundered.

Incidentally, if Mr Tan Kin Lian is reading this, as he had used the term “negativism” or its other form, he should wake up to the reality.

As to (# 29) can you handle the truth), it is NOT about whether the Bill would be passed; it is about PRINCIPLED STAND of Opposition MPs. Even NMP Siew Kum Hong specially request that the Speaker officially record of his vote AGAINST the bill.

There are 83 elites there.
3 alternatives.
80 the rest.

80 vs 3.

Is there ever a bill not passed ?
Can 3 ever block a Bill, any bill?

So fortunate for the people they allow voting to pass bills. What a meaningful exercise.
What is the % of bills passed vs the bills not passed , if any , in the last 4 decades?
i bet no one here knows. prove me wrong.

I’ll be very interested in receiving the paper you spoke of. Thank you.

You have to be very very smart and alert, perhaps even cunning next time – dont ever, ever participate in public consultation kind of events that are set up by the gahmen.

I m sorry to say, again, long ago I already knew whats the gahmen’s ulterior motives are for when they set up public consultations to engage the public – they pretend to listen, then learnt from what you have to say, and then so to speak, back-stab you, thats all simple as that !!!

Remember this saying “SILENCE IS GOLDEN” . Never reveal to the gahmen what your thought are at any time. They will bite you, silly.

How disappointing.

Exactly, almost every thing which threatens their grip of power, will be forcefully put down through “blatant abuse of the privilege of law making”, but of course there would first be a “CHARADE”, hopefully to fool the gullible ones.

This has been going on for a long long time which of course includes the amendment to the Constitution.

As people have mentioned, MM Lee’s talk about “credible people” is just another smokescreen to lull the gullible into false expectation about change/liberalisation.

By the way, Cheong Yip Seng was the editor-in-chief of the SPH group of newspapers who chaired the AIMS Committee.

Exactly, almost every thing which threatens their grip of power, will be forcefully put down through “blatant abuse of the privilege of law making”.

This has been going on for a long long time which of course includes the amendment to the Constitution.

As people have mentioned, MM Lee’s talk about “credible people” is just another smokescreen to lull the gullible into false expectation about change/liberalisation.

By the way, Cheong Yip Seng was the editor-in-chief of the SPH group of newspapers who chaired the AIMS Committee.

What about throwing shoes at…?????

Sad day, next election, die die also must vote for opposition, just for the sake of opposing, since PAP not longer respect citizens like us and want to make us go on our knees…

Anyway, I always believe in retribution, and one day, all the PAP tyrants will get what they deserved a thousand times!!

BTW , SOOJENN – can you pl tell us more about the coming “Cambridge Distinguished Lecture” on the global crisis; the abstract is also useful. TQ

“We were pleasantly surprised at the receptiveness of the committee headed by ex Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) chairperson Cheong Yip Seng and Tan Cheng Han SC, who made bona fide efforts to engage bloggers when crafting AIMS’ recommendations to the government. Over more than a year, dialogues, debates, press conferences were held to plot a direction towards liberalization.”

Are you really serious…? this is not the first time that such government consultations have been “receptive” but finally ends with no changes affecting their status quo, or issues critical to them being implemented. The governement has made “efforts?” to consult the people, including overseas Singaporean on how make changes. However, these are probably in the guise of engaging the people? If the ideas are the same, good. If not, then heck with it as can be seen also in this case.

By the way, one of our “great” million dollar minister is giving a “distinguished” lecture at Cambridge on the global crisis? on the scr..w ups or how brilliantly Singapore handled this? I can send you the abstract of his “distinguished” speech.