YOURSAY 'Electoral reforms will not happen. What do you think electoral reform group Bersih tried to do all these years?'

Pakatan: We are not involved in 'topple gov't rally'

The Mask: "The Malays of Pakatan are ready to protect our friends of other races against such threats as we stand together for unity against those who do not treasure it."

PAS treasurer-general Hatta Ramli, we thank you for this timely assurance. If I am not mistaken, PAS had already once said that those who want to harm the Chinese would have to go through them first.

Hey you Umno racists, learn from PAS on how to be true Muslims.

Wong Kok Heong: NGO ABU (Anything but Umno), you have contributed much to opening eyes on our very imperfect form of democracy.

Other forms of civil disobedience can be more persuasive than endangering yourselves and the nation by taking to the streets. Given time, infighting and a resilient rakyat if not the court, will decide the outcome.

Son of PJ: The rallies must go on to keep the momentum and I mean rallies, not riots. At the same time, go to the courts even if there is no chance of winning, just to show our displeasure of being robbed in broad daylight.

MockingYou: Call the next rally Bersih 4.0 with clear-cut objectives after the electoral petitions have been heard.

Buddyoo: If the people don't recognise the present government as legitimate, can they not patronise the BN government and stop (or withhold) paying taxes instead of taking it to the street?

If the meal I'm served is not what I ordered, why should I pay? If 5.3 million voters ‘mogok' (strike) and withhold their tax payment, wouldn't this also bring the government to its knees without having to protest on the street? Just a wild thought.

Blind Freddo: Steady, constant and rational pressure is what Malaysians have been doing for 55 years and what Pakatan have been doing for five years.

Where has it got you? Nowhere. For sure, you've got the government you deserve.

Thana55: Electoral reforms will not happen. What do you think electoral reform group Bersih tried to do all these years?

Anwar's ‘Blackout 505' rallies will give a new dimension to expedite the changes needed for a free and fair elections. The message has to be consistent but to different audiences. PKR's approach again on this has been spot on.

RR: Toppling a government by street demos will surely lead to chaos and bloodshed.

Instead pressure must be applied on the Election Commission (EC) through peaceful rallies in stadiums by all right-thinking Malaysians for EC to conduct re-elections on the doubtful 30 seats won by the Umno-BN.

The police should understand this rightful claim by the candidates who marginally lost in the GE13.

With the re-elections in these constituencies watched very carefully, Pakatan can form the government when it has majority seats in the parliament.

Street demos will lead to direct war with the police and armed forces and innocent people could be slaughtered as is happening in the Middle East. We should not fall into this trap.

NewHorizon: When I saw the rakyat at the Kelana Jaya stadium , I felt we were all "rejoicing". For me, it was success. We all know what the rakyat wants and what they voted for.

Sure, BN is still in "control", and life will go on. What they don't know is that they will never have rakyat's respect.

Rakyat have rejected them but they are still holding on to power and this shows how power crazy they are. Everything has its time.

Multi Racial: I am happy that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim made this announcement swiftly. Going to the street to topple the government is not the right way and will not get majority support.

However, continue putting pressure through peaceful demonstration to force the government to replace senior EC officers with more credible people such as S Ambiga will certainly be welcomed.

We need to put things right and the first step is to implement the eight points highlighted by Bersih for free and fair elections. So we say no for violent. No for going to the street to topple government.

But if there is any dispute on any seats due to cheating, bring them up through normal channel and let us see how things are dealt with. If the evidence is overwhelming and yet, things are decided otherwise, then we would consider the next step, but not overthrowing the government through violent means.

This is a big no. It has to be legally done in a civilise manner.

Anonymous #79199503: Too many rallies create boredom, especially with the same old recycled speeches. I guess it is better off expediting the fraud investigating processes to be filed to the courts (as well to the international court) as the earliest possible date.

Sali Tambap: As long as it is a peaceful rally, as long as it is legal, as long as it is within everyone's democratic right.

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