Here is a scrambled account of my thoughts over the rather exciting political period that is enveloping " Boleh Land ".

When the Sultan of Trengganu ( our present King ) was reportedly not amenable to the BN govt's choice for a Mentri Besar, the entire Trengganu Exco was reportedly up in arms against the Trengganu Royalty. I also read somewhere that there was even a demonstration by the BN supporters ( I rephrase that, paid BN supporters ) where a banner with the words " Raja Natang " was displayed.

There was not even a whimper from our BN-controlled media or from our Jurassic BN Umno leaders that such an act is deemed " derhaka ". Ditto in Perlis.

In Perak, the BN govt seized control ( some say it is in fact a coup d'etat ) of a democratically-elected govt reminiscent of Gangsters taking control of an opponents area of operation.

A new Mentri Besar is appointed in haste ( prior to the sitting of the Dewan) by and with the blessing of the Sultan, an eminently learned man in Law and with scant regard and respect for the serving Mentri Besar elected and appointed by the Rakyat.

The Mentri Besar's appeal to the Sultan to dissolve the Dewan Negeri is refused as allegedly the PR govt no longer has a majority in the Dewan. Hey wait-a-minute! I am told the PR has 28 members and the BN has 28 members. Can somebody out there learned in the field of Mathematics ( not Law, please ) tell me if that is a majority?

"Oh but then the BN have the support of 3 Independants Tuanku," supposedly that is what our much-maligned Deputy PM must have told a guilable Sultan of Perak to convince him that they indeed command the majority in the Dewan. And so, our Sultan proceeds to " install " the BN's new Mentri Besar who never tires to remind the rakyat that he is the MB of all races.

Hey, but wait-a-minute again! Why this emphasis now? Were you guys the MB for only one race all these while ? In just 9 short months, did the PR govt take you guys to school on multi-racial politics?

But Nizar, in his usual cool and calm manner must have pointed out to the Sultan, " Tuanku, these two from Keadilan are scumbags and they are the biggest toads in the country and you cannot possibly take them seriously about being Independants. Didn't these two scumbags sign a letter of loyalty infront of your son Tuanku Nazrin, before I was appointed MB? So with such dubious credibility, how can you take their word for it when they say they will support the BN, Tuanku ? Isn't that treason (" Derhaka" )Tuanku, to go back on your express undertaking of loyalty to the PR given to Tunku Nazrin?"

"As for the crippled lady from DAP Tuanku, she has been in the DAP for the last 20 years and her political skills were honed by DAP stalwarts like Sdr Lim Kit Siang and Chen Man Hin etc. All of a sudden, akin to a Vision from the Heavens, she has experienced this sudden surge of affinity for the BN govt... it looks like she has fallen in love Tuanku... with the BN except that some say that this love is tinged and laced with cash......... lots and lots of cash. So Tuanku, would any decent human being take her seriously when she says she will support the BN? Is it any wonder then Tuanku that she is the most reviled female in the country today?

"As for Nasaruddin, Tuanku, he left the BN 10 days ago to join us because he said corruption is endemic in the BN. 10 days later he is back in the BN. Can you honestly stake your bet on this guy as to where he will be net week Tuanku?".

" So I plead with Tuanku to dissolve the Dewan and we will go back to the people to seek a fresh mandate so that scumbags and misfits like these could be eradicated from our political system."

Nizar must have als0 pointed out to Sultan that he has sought the audience of the Sultan with a view that he will make an informed decision based on morality, law and the will of the people. Nizar must have also pointed out that if he only wanted a decision based on the law alone, then he would have gone to the Courts and not the Sultan.

But it would appear that the Sultan had made up his mind and all the exhortations in the media by his son Tuanku Nazrin about the monarchy being neutral and being a bastion of hope to the people came to nought. It would appear that the rakyat's hopes and aspirations on the Sultan were clerly misplaced.

But Nizar was a cool cat. He refused, rightly, not to step as the MB as he reasoned that he was still the legitimate MB of the people. That put the BN in a quandry as again we have a situation that is unprecendented in the political history of the country. 2 MBs in one State? Clearly, Najib, who initially must have thought that he had finally "checkmate" Anwar, now became an object of derision and hate by the rakyat and possibly by some members of BN itself.

The Speaker of the Dewan, Mr Sivakumar, not to be outdone and like a bolt from the blue, suspended the BN MB and his coterie of Excos. He virtually pulled the rug from under the BN MB's feet!

The BN MB, who had initially bragged that " kami hanya akan bertindak berpandukan kepada undang-undang" now found himself in a knot. Court cases in this country are a long and arduous process and the BN govt knows that. So what do they do?

Bring in the race card and the Royalty. Any action by the PR govt to sustain their right to govern is deemed "derhaka".

The fact that the Speaker acted within the confines of the law ( ' even Mr Karpal cannot say he has a monopoly of opinion on this issue") and the State constitution stipulates inter alia, that the Speakers decision is final, seems to be of no consequence. But wait-a-minute one more time: who drafted the State Constitution? Isn't it a creature of the BN govt who ruled the state for over 50 years based on the same Constitution?


So why is the Speakers decision so inpalpable all of a sudden?

It is simple. The BN have been the ruling govt for far too long and complacency has set in. They have fat checkbooks but their brains are in deep freze. Tajol Rosli and his coterie of lackeys continued to behave as if they were still in the govt thereby alienating the people even further. Today Tajol Rosli, for all his bravado and sarcasm, has been compelled to take a ride into the political horizon by Najib himself.

The BN govt must understand that we have a different set of voters today who are not easily swayed by the race card. The BN govt must also realise that what is good for the goose is also good for the gander.

So learn to accept and conduct yourself as an opposition and maybe, just maybe, the rakyat may forgive you for your indescretions and return you to power.