YOURSAY ‘Federal gov’t has forgotten about all earlier agreements signed.’

Now younger prince's post raises eyebrows

Swipenter: Before British colonialism, this land was a collection of independent sultanates with some paying tributes to regional powers, especially Siam.

The British colonialists managed to "unite" them and after World War Two, modern Malaysia as we know today was born as a democratic country with our Federal Constitution as the supreme law.

This is just a very brief history. Now we are seeing a lot of this kind of incidents (talks of secession) because the Umno-BN government has not been adhering strictly to the Federal Constitution as the supreme law of the country, but twisting and turning it to suit their whims and fancies.

EmEmKay: The federal government has forgotten about all the agreements signed with the Federated Malay States, the 20-point and 18-point agreements with Sabah and Sarawak respectively and the formation of the Federation of Malaysia.

Now a brave young prince (Johor’s Tunku Idris Sultan Ibrahim) has come to remind all of us.

Mamadias: I am no fan of Tourism and Culture Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz. But the royals should stay out of politics.

Otherwise they must always be prepared to face a backlash from the rakyat if they are found to commit any wrongdoing.

Are they prepared for that? And this also means that the police cannot use Sedition Act against those who criticise the royals.

Hamzah Paiman: Mamadias, the problem is not with how the royalties behave but how the politicians in this country behave.

The politicians in this country from the days of Dr Mahathir Mohamad have been behaving like royalties. They have no regard for law and would do everything to hoodwink the poor illiterate rakyat.

Malayamuda: Umno encouraged the royalty to meddle in politics, especially in Selangor and Perak. Now they are paying the price for it. This is the law of karma.

Game Changer: Thanks to the Umno-led government, the situation has come to this.

I cannot blame the Johor royalty, they are acting on behalf of Johoreans, which all other royalties should do for their subjects in their respective states.

It's time to remove Umno from governing this country.

Vent: What's so brave about this young prince? Do you not see an older hand in all this princely bravado?

Johor may well want to join Singapore. Who's investing most there after the Chinese, and who has been close to the Johor royal house despite the spats with the Malaysian government?

And to those who think that the royals act "on behalf of the people", I ask you not to be daft.

Langsat: These princes, have they ever held a job in their whole life? Do they have to work for a living?

Yet they drive expensive cars and life a super luxurious lifestyle. Give me a break.

Anonymous_1386743292: Indeed, running from one form of tyranny back to our old feudal society doesn’t seem to me to be a good choice at all.

Anonymous #12566075: Johoreans must remember, while Umno is rotting and unable to rule the nation for the benefit of all citizens, replacing it with the monarchy system is a backward step and dangerous move.

Only a new government elected by all Malaysians can be good for all. Don't be disheartened by the dead of Pakatan Rakyat.

A new Pakatan will arise to continue the reform movement.

Worried Sick: People, there is only one solution to all these problems: Nazri must apologise to the Johor royalty and resign as minister. Everybody will then be happy. Matter resolved.

Headhunter: It looks like Sabah and Sarawak are now not alone. Maybe Penang and Malacca should also state their stand. Umno has lost its legitimacy to rule the country. They have committed too many sins.

TC Chan: The Soviet Union broke up after 75 years and it spawned many republics of all hues. Malaya is coming to 58 and Malaysia is coming to 52. Not many years left?

Baiyuensheng: Malaysia should practice a real federation system where the states should be allowed to exercise its power to manage its internal affairs together with the royal institution, while the central government takes care of other matters, such as foreign policies, military, etc.

Sabah and Sarawak have no official religion but we have Islamic departments there dictating how people behave. That’s why Sabahans and Sarawakians are not happy.

They are even short-changed on oil revenue - a measly 5% for them and the rest go to the central government.

Vijay47: As far as PM Najib Razak is concerned, it never rains but pours.

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