It goes as follows: “It is of the highest public importance that a democratically elected government body, or indeed any governmental body, should be open to uninhibited public criticism.”
The quote is important for various reasons but more importantly, it is a cogent defence for not only civil liberties but as a bulwark against the excesses of the state.
Now, I have no issue with this defence no matter what I think of Khairy’s political speech or his past conduct as a minister and political operative.
What is galling to me is that nobody has come to...