– Tommy Thomas
The Malaysian Insider
8 September 2015
The prime minister reportedly said his administration cannot be toppled by “street demonstrations” because it would be against the Federal Constitution.
Whatever the intentions of the organisers and participants of Bersih 4, the rally could not force Datuk Seri Najib Razak to step down as prime minister from a constitutional and political perspective.
People power, however strong and widespread, cannot overthrow a government under the Westminster style of parliamentary democracy which we have adopted nearly six decades ago. Continue reading “Unconstitutional for speaker to deny no-confidence motion”