Cecil Rajendra penned this poem after a High Court ruled that by virtue of Section 9A of the Election Act 1958, it cannot review, quash or set aside any electoral roll – no matter how flawed – once it has been gazetted.
Politicians in Malaysia do not direct the outcome of trials . . . . there’s no need. Typically, the Judiciary does the Government’s bidding without being asked. A very senior Malaysian Government figure once described Malaysia’s Judiciary to me as a ‘bunch of bloody idiots’. Of course we want them to favour us, he explained, but not to the point where it’s so embarrassing.
– Michael Backman
in ‘Inside Knowledge’.
An electoral roll
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is sacred & final . . . .
Once gazetted
it cannot be
questioned
corrected
quashed
amended
set aside
by any
process judicial.
No matter
if the man
is dead
unborn
did not exist
is a Martian . . . .
if its name is
on that list
a ghost can vote
so says the High Court.
By the same token
will Judges next
rule – we wonder –
that a ‘murderer’
must be hanged
once sentence is written;
even if his ‘victim’
shows up live & kicking
on the eve of his execution?
When cold print has
more gravitas
than hard fact
Truly, the Law is an Ass!
Cecil Rajendra
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
Hahahahaha….so much of the censoring….sigh….? Macam mana nak lawan macam ni???? sigh
Crude language is deleted.
*Sigh*…I doubt this Malaysian poem writer can do Bahasa Malaysia poem….*sigh*
OK la…I do it for him lah!!!….
Apa kita nak heboh-hebohkan?,
Akta undi mari kita hormatkan,
Tak guna kami demostrasi di tepi jalan,
Buat diri malu macam ….
Jerit Bersih semua pakai kuning,
Buat kacau dan jam kepala pening,
Bila kecoh jangan tipu buat runsing,
Kecoh atau aman lebih penting?.
Asyik dakwa EC kotor dan salah,
Bagai nak cari alasan bila dah kalah,
Kalau takut kalah jangan jerit UBAH,
Buat malu sama emak dan ayah.
Wahai semua pengundi luar negara,
Inilah pengecut buat malu keluarga,
Tanahair sendiri tak nak berkerja,
Lagi tak malu nak jerit ubah sini dan sana.
Yang benci BN mesti jerit “Ini Kali Lah”,
Bila kalah mereka jerit “Lain Kali Lah”,
… ini bagai dijampi si Anwar,
…
Selepas May 5 yang kian datang,
Jikalau tahu BN parti yang menang,
Harap jangan kecoh para pembangkang,
Tolong jangan lagak bagai …