Hadi: BN win a rejection of DAP's 'extreme politics'
CAMERON POLLS | The outcome of the Cameron Highlands by-election symbolises a rejection of DAP's ‘extreme’ brand of politics, said PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.
"DAP and Pakatan Harapan's defeat is a sign of the people's rejection towards the Harapan government's failure to fulfill their promises.
"It is also a sign that the people reject DAP's culture of extreme politics," Hadi said in a statement tonight.
BN candidate Ramli Mohd Nor beat Pakatan Harapan's M Manogaran with a 3,238-vote majority in today's by-election.
PAS had campaigned heavily for BN in Cameron Highlands, with Hadi saying it was wajib (obligatory) for Muslims to vote for BN.
Hadi said tonight that the victory was a positive development for co-operation among opposition parties.
Previously in the 14th general election (GE14), PAS and BN were on opposing sides.
BN won the Cameron Highlands seat on May 9 last year with a slim majority of 597 votes.
Tonight's results indicate that PAS supporters voted for BN this time around.
PAS bagged 3,587 votes in Cameron Highlands during GE14.
The vote share for today's by-election compared to GE14 is as follows:
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It’s impossible to get all Malay MPs in Parliament, for example, under one party. The Malay Gen Y will not support the idea of a Malay party.Non-Malays including Orang Asal will not support a Malay party.The only majority that matters in law is the majority in Parliament on the gov't side, not the majority in Parliament, in demography or in the streets.In a democracy, the majority -- numbers, not race -- have the right to rule.However, real democracy only begins when the minority gets a hearing.Who is the minority?The minority is the losing votes in a seat under the first past the post system. These losing votes don't have seats in the legislature. In some countries, they are given non-constituency seats if they get at least two per cent of the votes counted nationwide.So, in Malaysia, the losing votes/the minority have to take to the streets to be heard. Deja vu!Law must have source to have jurisdiction, authority and power. According to jurisprudence, God is not a source in law.The Supreme Court of India, for example, ruled that Syariah is not law but based on a person's willingness to accept it.Law exists, and has always existed, based on common sense, universal values and the principles of natural justice. Law is not confined to statute and case law but includes force of law (Constitution, Adat) and novel developments in law at the court.The rule of law is the basis of the Constitution.The Constitution is the ultimate political document, Adat is based on customary practices. Our courts must go into the merits in judicial reviews. It must consider whether gov't procedures are fair.Administrative law -- gov't policies in action -- is not law at all. It can be challenged by judicial review. Our courts don't go beyond gov't procedures in judicial review applications. They don't consider whether gov't procedures are fair but only whether they have been followed.That's how the Herald lost the Allah case.There are not many Acts which can be passed by Parliament.
Someone still got stolen billions to bribe voters.
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