'But unless and until hudud is resolved permanently, it appears that Pakatan can't even keep its house in order, much less take over Putrajaya.'

Pakatan: No consensus for K'tan to implement hudud

FairPlay : This appears to be a solution to maintain the status quo without the loss of face to any particular individual. But for how long? Until GE13 is over?

With the ideology of PAS and DAP that seems like night and day, all it takes is a spark to ignite the issue all over again.

Unless and until this issue is resolved permanently, it appears that Pakatan Rakyat can't even keep its house in order, much less take over Putrajaya.

So for now, the choice of the rakyat is between the devil they know and the devil they don't know. Not much of a choice, right?

Reuben Chan: Non-Muslims like myself are not afraid of hudud law. It is not the law but its implementation.

Look at the case of the body snatching in Seremban or the Al-Kitab issue which the BN government is still pursuing through the Home Ministry, and yet no hudud law in sight. On these issues, PAS managed to take a more decent stand then the BN government.

I rather vote for two parties with their own respective stand but respect each other enough to debate the issues and agree to disagree than to have a bunch of useless parties that agree to be corrupt and to ‘kowtow' to a even more corrupt party.

Good Men: Hudud provides for cutting off limbs of someone convicted of stealing. How is that justice?

Thereafter this person can no longer work to feed himself, thus society is left to look after him. So in fact, the rest of us are effectively punished by having an extra mouth to feed. Yet we did nothing wrong.

Surely justice would be better served if the convicted person were made to pay back to the society, for example through community service. How many Muslims actually think hudud is a good idea?

Mohd Yusof: I think it is best if we study and learn more about the hudud law. We should not comment based on what we heard from other people.

I don't think Islam is so mean as to punish people easily. Islam is a beautiful religion, as what I have just discovered. And hudud law only applies toMuslims, not non-Muslims. Just my thoughts.

FairPlay: Mohd Yusof, as a fellow Malaysian from a different faith, I do agree with you that Islam is a beautiful religion.

But non-Muslims could only draw conclusions based on the actions of the Muslims themselves, especially those in authority.

Coming back to our multiracial country, what did the Negeri Sembilan Islamic Affairs Department (JHEAINS) hope to achieve by directing the police to serve a summon upon the deceased's family at midnight?

Most Malaysians chose not to make any comments. But I am sure you would have a good idea about their reaction to such an action.

Onyourtoes: I have a few questions for Pakatan:

1) You said the implementation of hudud will be based on consensus, but what do you mean by consensus?

What if someday in future those against the hudud have become minority while those in favour have become absolute majority, would you still base your decision on consensus?

2) You said the implementation of hudud would be based on the present Federal Constitution. But would the constitution be amended when it is opportune to do so?

You see, Pakatan, we support a political party/coalition based on their policy intent and conviction and how they see the future of Malaysia, not based on some devious guarantees or checkand balances when issues become insurmountable or protracted.

We should all know by now guarantees in politics are worth nothing more than the paper written on. Checks and balance can only happen when there is real and genuine sharing of power which again I find wanting.

What more Malays/Muslims would soon become the absolute majority in this country. If you have asked the Malays whether hudud is appropriate for them, which Muslim would say no, (even if some  could have said so out of political correctness).

Politics is about doing the right things for the people and society. Political leaders must decide what is enduring, sustainable and in consonance with present-day developments when charting the destiny of this country.

It is dangerous to base polices on dogmas, one's faith, or unwavering attachment to some doctrinaires. Leaders must lead and bring forth their convictions to change their people for the better.

Leadership is not based on expediency or what they think the people want even though they know what the people seemingly want would lead to long-term destruction of the country.

David Dass: We are a modern progressive society. We do not need the hudud forms of punishment. The 'eye for an eye' philosophy of punishment is not applicable today.

Malaysia cannot suffer the trauma of public amputations of limbs and pubic stoning of adulteresses. We will immediately cease to be a moderate Islamic society.

There will be immediate implications on foreign investment and on tourism. There will be increased emigration of our own people.

If the mullahs are empowered to this extent, there will be no stopping them. We will effectively 'Talibanise' our country. We have our constitution and we should stand by it.

Hudud: Compromise needed in Pakatan

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