This is so that there is provision for a change in government mid-term if that government doesn't perform well or has lost the confidence of the rakyat. What Anwar is advocating and planning is not illegal in any way. The question therefore is not one of legality but whether it is moral or a good thing to do.

My analysis of the situation is as follows:

1. I believe more than half if not more of the rakyat have totally lost confidence in the leadership of the present government. There is a lack of vision, foresight and leadership. When there is a crisis pertaining to religious or racial issues, there is no statement or direction from the leadership. It is allowed to fester and boil, causing more problems.

2. We are heading into a world recession. Malaysia has been on a slippery slope the last 3 years with foreign direct investments (FDIs) shrinking. We are losing out competitively to countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, China, India, and Indonesia. This did not happen overnight but the signals have been sounding for the last three years if not more.

Instead the government sought to play politics and continue their petty racial policies as if Malaysia existed within a cocoon. We are now at the door of a world recession with no clear plans and vision for the economy.

3. Penang is losing investors because the federal government wants to play politics. Instead of sincerely looking to help Penang which in turn helps Malaysia, they seek to punish Penang by withdrawing funds for the second bridge which is essential to the progress of the state.

The Tourism Minister has cancelled all funding to the state development for tourism. All this seeks to strangle the Malaysian states under the Pakatan Rakyat government. This is politics and perhaps it is impossible to run these states effectively unless you have control over federal government as well.

4. Crime, most agree is on the rise. Maybe not the frequency but certainly the intensity and ferociousness of the crime. I can only attribute this to the economy, an insufficient police force and a lack of discipline within the force. When the police force is compromised or weakened, the underground societies begin their party and what we see more is the result of drugs and vice.

5. The government itself is fragmented and weak with many of the component parties unsure of their position in a racial coalition. They are not functioning anymore and have lost all respect from the rakyat.

If Anwar Ibrahim has a more confident and capable set of leaders then perhaps they should form the next government, at least until the next general election, then we the rakyat can assess whether to keep them or not.