Blurring cultural boundaries to embrace racial diversity ought to be celebrated.

But blurring geographical boundaries for political expediency ought to be ferociously fought against.

Especially if it is done to pitch one race against another as a strategy to secure more constituency seats.

Rightly, some MPs on both sides of the political divide are up in arms with the Election Commission’s (EC) proposal to redelineate and rename constituencies.

If the EC pulled through the exercise, it would mean the number of voters mattered less that the seats secured.

Is it fair if certain constituencies are re-drawn which are overwhelmingly big in terms of voters and areas covered while new ones are created which are significantly under-represented?

For example, Politician A who wins a seat with 1,000 votes in a constituency that has only a population of 1,500 would have the same standing as Politician B who secures his/her seat with 100,000 votes in a constituency that is at least 10 times the size of A’s?

It just doesn’t add up.

What of the resources the respective MPs need to serve their constituents? If politician B is serving an area 10 times bigger than politician A in terms of size and population, won’t it be taxing and unwieldy for the former?

It smacks of unequal representation and hence, injustice to the taxpayers.

To quote MP for Gelang Patah YB Lim Kit Siang, “This strategy would kill all prospects for a landslide revival for Pakatan Rakyat as what was in GE13.”

Bersih spokesperson Maria Chin Abdullah also had restated her stand on the redelineation proposal as an unjust attack on electoral democracy.

Which is why even the MCA president, Liow Tiong Lai, whose party is a component of the ruling coalition, has also voiced his concern.

According to The Star newspaper, Liow said the proposed redelineation of constituencies would affect their racial composition in extreme ways.

“Some Malay-majority areas will have more Malays and Chinese-majority constituencies will have more Chinese. This is not healthy for a multi-racial society,” he said.

The only thing left to do for right minded voters is to register their objection via their elected representatives to the EC.

The EC’s proposal is on public display until Oct 14.

Our nation is in a state of flux. It is up to us to register our objection, to vote and to chart the course of the nation.

Let us set keep the boundaries of justice, peace and inclusion intact.