There are two main causes to really push for - judicial independence, including calling for establishment of the independent judicial commission, and the IPCMC, says a reader.

On Salleh: Reveal truth about judicial crisis

Ahmad Kamal: It is good to get the country interested in such a worthy cause as the restoration of judicial independence. Abdullah Badawi ought to be grateful to the Malaysian Bar for raising the matter in the midst of his failing popularity as the prime minister. Without a doubt judicial independence will win hands down over who is selling sand to Singapore because that is such a dead issue, although it did worry Lee Hsien Loong as showing up Singapore's shenanigans as well.

As for Nazri ... who actually listens to the guy? He rants against the Tun M anyway. He ought also to pay tribute to the Bar for doing him this favour. Nazri is doing the 'good cop', 'bad cop' thing pretty well here.

There are two main causes to really push for - judicial independence, including calling for establishment of the independent judicial commission, and the IPCMC. Once these are in place we can reset the wheels for a better democracy, with oversight over executive and legislative excesses. Syabas Malaysian Bar! Let justice be done although the heavens may fall.

Tom Peters: Re-visiting the Salleh Abas tribunal would be a significant milestone for the judiciary, not to mention the current administration, and the obviously flawed tribunal report would be a good place to start. To refresh memories, may we ask Tun Salleh Abas to move Magnus Books for its third reprint of May Day For Justice , which has been under the radar for quite a while. It's a sick thriller with some actors still in our midst.

May Day For Justice by Tun Salleh Abas and K Das (now deceased) should be read in quick succession with three follow-ups Judicial Misconduct by Peter Alderidge Williams, QC, which I guarantee will provide some comic relief, Conduct Unbecoming by Raja Aziz Addruse which debunks Alderidge, which was unnecessary because you could have debunked him yourself, and lastly Questionable Conduct by K Das, which came in after the dust had settled, but obviously it hasn't.

To summarise politely, Tun Salleh Abas told Dr Mahathir in no uncertain terms that he would not do his bidding but instead would do what is fit for a judge to do and for this response, he was removed as Lord President.

Ah Chong: Salleh Abas is yet another great man made casualty by Tun Mahathir's legacy. If you ask Tun Mahathir, he would probably say he did not know about it. Somebody in his ministry made the decision to discipline the judiciary. The country is the way it is today, void of charismatic leaders and wise men because the great Tun put them out to pasture or locked them up for as long as he could.

On Not the end of the issue, Khairy

Anti-racist Malaysian: "Khairy, in claiming that his statement was misinterpreted, said his remarks were aimed at uplifting the spirit of Umno and not to jeopardise the spirit of unity within BN."

As a responsible political representative of a multiethnic nation, Khairy should be aware that his remarks, supposedly aimed to lift the spirit of Umno, should not ever be made at the expense of others. It is time Umno moved beyond its protectionist racket of fighting on behalf of socially constructed categories like 'the Malay race'. Umno should tackle issues that are at the heart of the nation's problem - corruption and narrow-minded stupidity.

Vijay: When I read your report that the MCA Youth had accepted Khairy's comments on the threat posed by the Chinese should Umno continue to be weak, I felt that something was not right - that the explanation, convenient and cunning as it was, was too readily forgiven by MCA Youth. Then I learned that the MCA official who so generously found nothing wrong with Khairy's statement was none other than Ling Leong Sik's son! Now the clock ticks 12 o'clock!

Ling Jr should be given full credit for truly being his father's son. After all, during his shameful years as the MCA president, Ling Leong Sik was first and last Umno's faithful servant. He never had a single thing to speak out however offensively Umno attacked the non-Malays or however unjust the policies they came out with. "Everything was settled in the true Barisan spirit" which of course is that Umno can say whatever it wants and the other Barisan parties would meekly say that no offence or malice was intended.

But certainly, MIC Youth's stand should not surprise anybody. Their role is not to fight for the interests of the Indian community and definitely not to say anything that could in some remote way be regarded as critical of Umno. All they want is to be seen in the company of Umno officials or office boys, even if it is to carry their shoes.

Silent Observer: With reference to the above, allow me to say that just as Tun Dr Mahathir is a very good friend of President Robert Mugabe, so will Khairy Jamaluddin be a very good friend of Ling Hee Leong. Birds of a feather will and must always flock together. How they both became sudden millionaires has raised a lot of eyebrows and unanswered questions.

On Suaram: Sack 'in denial' UPM VC

Chew Swee Yoke, a concerned mother: I am appalled that the VC is unable to recognise hooliganism and does not find it necessary to check it before it becomes institutionalised. What hope have we that our students will receive education on the proper values? For goodness' sake, why are students supposed to register themselves if they merely want to help new fellow students settle in? Don't the authorities realise how stifling this is and how ridiculous society is when it makes such restrictions on freedom? It does not reflect well on our country.

HL Too: One has only to look at the behaviour of those depicted in the video in UPM to realise why we still have a long way to go to achieve racial harmony. If these people are the intellectual elite of the country ("intellectual" here is loosely defined as anyone who can get into a tertiary institution) and presumably the more enlightened population of our youth, how can we expect to succeed in creating better understanding and racial integration in our primary and secondary schools?

Having studied abroad in two countries and having three degrees (two basic and one post-graduate degree), I can say that no group of students would intimidate other students with such physically violent behaviour. University students abroad fight with words. They challenge each other with different ideas. They do not shut others up in the manner of the UPM students shown in the video. Where I graduate from, such behaviour would never be tolerated. While the actions of the miscreants in the video are disgraceful, the action of the vice-chancellor that indirectly encourages such disgraceful behaviour is even more disgraceful. Sack him, I say.

On Enforce laws on spreading beliefs to Muslims: PM

Ibnu Hakeem: I really cannot believe that Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has urged all states to enforce laws to prevent people of different religions from spreading their beliefs to Muslims. According to him, this is to 'maintain harmony in the multiethnic country'.

If this is the case then to be fair, let's enforce laws to prevent Muslims from spreading Islam to the non-Muslims too. Islam (especially the Hadhari version) must be seen to be fair, transparent and most of all intelligent.

In Kelantan, the state government is using cash bonuses to induce Muslim preachers to marry Orang Asli women and convert them to Islam. To preserve Malay-Orang Asli multiethnic harmony this too must stop. Christians cannot distribute Malay language Bibles in Malaysia to prevent Malays from reading the Bible. In the same light, we must stop the distribution of English, Chinese or Tamil language translations of the Quran and other Islamic books. Only Malay and Arabic language Islamic books should be allowed and they can only be read by Muslims.

Islam is not only fair but Islam is also not cowardly. If the Muslims can convert non-Muslims, then allow non-Muslims to convert Muslims. If you cannot do this, fine. Then stop all preaching by Muslims to non-Muslims. That is fair. Let's stop spreading religion. It is better to spread butter on bread.

Insignificant Soul: I just don't get it, why does the Muslim need all kinds of laws to restraint them? We don't see the other religion requiring laws to protect them. On one hand, we are preaching freedom of adopting religions but on the other hand the government is setting laws to deter this from happening. One can see how contradicting our system works in this country. What happen if a Muslim willingly walk into a temple and decided to convert to Buddhism? Is this considered as spreading beliefs to Muslims? Belief is something that comes from within us. Forcing people to believe something is certainly not going to work here.