Why two third majority is important?

DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said even if the opposition parties were able to deny the two third majority, it is only 75 seats, it would not make BN weakening because it still retained 147 seats.

Lim Kit Siang made the above statement whe he was talking to a ceramah in USJ12 Subang Jaya last night. At least two thousand people turned up in the ceramah. Mr Lim has gone down to Batu Pahat, Johore Baru and Malacca to campaign for his candidates earlier in the day and night. When he travelled to USJ12 Subang Jaya, it was about 11.30 pm. And after the ceramah, he immediately rushed back to Ipoh to continue his campaign.



Lim Kit Siang is seen campaigning in Kota Kinabalu.


Why two third majority is important? Because we are due for new constituency delineation. With two third majority, the opposition parties could oppose the
"gerrymandering" tactic adopted by BN to achieve its advantage in the composition of the voters.

Read more at::

http://votewisely.blogspot.com/2008/02/truth-behind-bns-23-majority.html

Note: Gerrymandering:manipulate a constituency, etc by division into voting areas so as to give unfair advantages to one party or class in elections, practise trickery.

Other election news are as follows:

KUALA TERENGGANU: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi admits that he would fail as a good Muslim leader if he were to deprive non-Muslims in the country equal opportunities and quality education.

Citing verses from the Quran, Abdullah said it was his paramount obligation as a Muslim head of state to see to it that non-Muslims develop under his leadership.

“Even Prophet Muhammad had ensured that the minorities under his care were not deprived, even though they were not Muslims during his era.

“My responsibility to aid every Malaysian regardless of their religion, and quality education should also reach Chinese- and Tamil-type schools,” he said when addressing some 2,000 Islamic scholars and teachers at Wisma Darul Iman here on Mar 1.



The PM Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.


Abdullah said the needs of the minorities and non-Muslims should also not be ignored by other Muslim leaders.

“They should listen and provide the necessary remedies, that’s good leadership professed by Islam,” he said.

Abdullah added that the Muslims in the country were dubbed as the “enlightened” ones by foreigners who perceived them as the more moderate and reasonable lots.

“Let us preserve this and focus on developing Muslims to greater heights without wasting time on ridiculous propagandas issued by certain bigots,” he said.

Abdullah said there were some quarters who were spreading messages that Muslims who were involved in mega projects brought by the Barisan government would obliterate their faith and this was against the teaching of Islam.

Later, Abdullah launched the SMK and SJK (C) Chung Hwa Wei Sin development projects here.

The election commission has cancelled the use of indelible ink in the coming election citing security reason. Apparently there are people who have imported the indelible ink from nearby countries. 4 people have been questioned because of police reports made between Feb 16 to 21 in Kelantan, Perlis and Kedah.
Ipoh Cabbie association will make available 50 taxis to ferry voters to polling stations on Saturday, free of charge.

Ongoing bad weather in rural Sarawak may force polling stations to close early on Saturday with all parties on backup measures.

Assessment rates in Kota Baru will be streamlined, parking rate will be cut to 50 sen per hour if BN wins Kelantan, says BN chief Annuar Musa.