It is another shock to read the announcement by Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung (of the MCA) that he has instructed the police to raid private homes to seize VCDs.

First, it was the Ipoh Datuk Bander trying to play god by monitoring people's behaviour through his 'moral cleansing' programme. Now, we have the MCA's Chor trying to turn Malaysia into a police state with his proposal to raid private homes (without a warrant) to seize VCDs. What's next?

Hence, we voters must go all out to preserve whatever left of our little human and moral rights in the next general election. As I said in my previous letter, at least PAS is honest and transparent with its intention to implement Islamic rules and practices.

It seems that some MCA leaders are only interested in preserving their own ministrial positions, not the people's rights and interests. Just look at the whole Team A and Team B fiasco - it was all about a ministerial position for (now deputy president) Chan Kong Choy! The whole stupid fight was over a ministerial post!

So, voters, we must know what to do at the next general election. Throw out the likes of Chor Chee Heung and all the other hypocritical moral guidance. It's time we send our message across to the arrogant Barisan Nasional, especially the MCA, that we will not tolerate such nonsense and that we want freedom to run our private lives.

Even if we have to vote PAS, let it be as we know its people are sincere, honest and not corrupt. With the MCA, we have scandals after scandals. Its rotten fish head has been cut but the fresh fish is no better, being salted with the allegation of secret society connections.

Voters should consider the following issues at the next general election:

1. The impotence of the MCA, which even requires Umno to decide on its party leadership. What a shame!

2. The increasingly frightening "moral cleansing" environment created by intolerant religious fanatics, and here, I would like to say that PAS is not fanatical but very honest and transparent. It is the various Umno mentri besars and their appointed datuk bandar who are making life very unpleasant for the people, especially in Ipoh, Shah Alang, Kajang, Petaling Jaya and Subang.

3. The increasingly intolerence of religious fanatics in making life difficult for non-Muslims, such as the ban on the Iban bible and Christian books in Bahasa Malaysia. Till today, the Bahasa Malaysia bible is not allowed to be sold publicly even in Christian book shops. And the MCA's Chor Chee Heung, being a deputy home minister, is unable to do anything! He enjoys the privileges and prestige of the post but does only what he's told.

4. The rampant corruption in the unelected local councils, such as the Ampang and Kajang councils, who are led by cronies of the mentri besar. Life for the hawkers, squatters and other low-income groups, etc, are hard and bitter because of the constant unjustifiable enforcement actions of these councils who are only interested in protecting the rich and powerful businessmen.

5. The frightening implementation of a sort of police state proposed by MCA's Chor, where we are not safe from police harassment even within the privacy of our own homes. The many news reports of police brutality and abuse are also frightening. Good citizens are not assured of police protection and we can simply be pulled into a police lock-up without any just cause and be beaten up, abused or even killed as some news reports tell us. This is frightening.

Finally, I do hope that Keadilan, DAP and PAS will work out a proper election campaign based on these issues to help stop or at least curb the further development of such frightening policies.

Let's us use our votes to make a change for the better!