Where Are Your Hearts, BN MPs?

What is a government? What is a democratic government? In short, I can tell you what it is NOT. It is NOT a dictatorship.

You know what really shocks me? It's not the fact that our government is imperfect. No government is perfect, because no one is perfect. It's not the corruption; every government has some element of corruption and abuse of power.

It's the fact that in Malaysia's government, there is a charade - yes, you heard me right, charade - of "Follow the Leader". When was the last time you saw ANY of the BN MPs standing up against the government's stand? I immediately think of Zaid. (Btw, good job, man) And Bernard Dompok and a few of our Sabahan and Sarawakian brothers.

What about the rest? MCA? Gerakan? UMNO MPs? Do all of them agree wholeheartedly with every policy the top leadership makes? Isn't Parliament just a farce when its always just BN vs Pakatan? Do all of them agree with the DNA Bill? Or the recent abuse of ISA? Or the excuses given for the ISA arrests, which are an insult to intelligence? Does every UMNO MP agree with Ahmad Ismail's remarks?

No?

Then come right out and say it! Don't forget that MPs are elected public servants. There's nothing wrong with being a public servant, you know. It's not a derogatory term. It means people have put their trust in you to stand for what is right. To represent them.

How many people really believe RPK, Teresa and Tan Hoon Cheng were guilty in ANY way? And the way Tan and Teresa were released like.. It just makes their arrests reek of injustice.

So enough with the charade. If you don't agree with something the top leadership does, STAND UP for what's right. Even the 2 SAPP reps who did not agree with the party's decision to quit BN, well they made their views heard.

Do you know why I root for the Opposition? Amongst many other reasons, I know some of these people, and its obvious that at least some of them are here to serve the people. At least some of them are here to do the job they were elected to do.

So no, this is not hate mail. This is not an angry post. This is not to be critical about our Govt. It's an appeal to all you BN MPs who have even the tiniest shred of humanity in you. If you have a heart, search it. Life is short. How do you want to be remembered? Do you want to be held in derision by a majority of Malaysians till the day you leave this world? Or do you want to be remembered as a simple person who did the right thing?

Stop politicking. Stop thinking about voters. Start doing the right thing. Start being sincere. That way you don't even need to think about winning votes, you'd already have done so.