COMMENT In resolving any crisis, we must bear in mind the bigger picture so that we will not create a bigger crisis in resolving a smaller one. We must understand how the system works and not to miss the wood for the trees because of our indulgence in technicalities.

In the brewing Selangor MB crisis, we must then ask: what is our political system? What should we aim to protect in resolving the crisis, as institutions should not be simply bended just to keep or sack a person.

The answer to the first question is that we are a parliamentary system by virtue of being a constitutional monarchy. The answers to the second question then become very clear too:...