Parliament- Ruling of No Point of Order During Question and Answer Time
Just after the prayer and before the Question and Answer, the Deputy Speaker made a ruling that no MPs can raise point of order during Question and Answer Time. The reason given was to ensure more questions can be raised ( until 12 questions) and the Deputy Speaker said that it is the practice in some Commonwealth Parliaments.
Oh mine! Such a ruling has great effect. It means that MPs can do and say whatever they wish in the House during the first 1 1/2 hours because no rules apply to them ie an MP can mislead the House, make wild accusations and use seditious words !
Why such ruling? Indeed, some MPs did raise the standing orders during Question and Answer hour not at appropriate time or for a good reason. Perhaps, to have their face appear in the live telecast proceeding and let their voters see that they indeed “perform” or present in the House. Also, it is possible that they were not treated “fairly” / “lucky” in the arrangement of the questions, to be in the top 5 questions of the day. As such, they have to resort to raising standing orders to express their disagreement and to get the attention of the Speaker.What about some who raise point of orders with good faith? It does not make sense for the first 1 1/2 hours of the proceeding in the House not bound by any rules!
If it is to ensure more questions can be raised, then, extend the question and answer time . If some MPs want to have their face appear in the tv, then, the solution is to have a full day live telecast proceeding or air a delayed recorded proceeding. Then, the voters can judge if their MPs speak up for them or not.
If Parliament Malaysia wants to follow practices of other Commonwealth Parliament, then, it should adopt the practices which can improve our current proceedings and not selective application only. For example, why not live telecast the whole proceedings? Why not allocate half and hour of PM question time on Wednesday? The incident that happened yesterday in allowing the DPM to “add on” to the speech of PM on mid term review of 9th Malaysia Plan which the latter delivered last Friday, it was not a practice of other Commonwealth Parliament.
Later, after the Question and Answer hour, the Deputy Speaker said that MPs can raise point of orders for “obvious situations” ( melainkan situasi-situasi terlalu nyata).
If MPs are not allowed to raise point of orders, then, how could the Speaker knows that the point of order is “acceptable” to him, falls within the ambit of “obvious situation.”I am now confused.
Blanket Ban for first one and half hour of the sitting or the situation now is back to “normal”?
Po Kuan
Obviously the Deputy Speaker is not qualified for the job. Beside I do not think the deputy speaker being neutral in this case. Aren’t they suppose to be neutral? It looks to me that he is sided the other party.
Sighh .. Sad sad .. our malaysia is just so sad.
Po Kuan .. Keep on fighting.
Comment by Yap Yaw Wah — July 1, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
Seriously…
For many other commonwealth practice… the speaker is usually the most senior and continuous serving MP…
I seriously doubt that all 3 speakers and deputy speakers have more experience than many other MPs in the house… consider they sleep and MIA through half of the parliamentary session when they were backbenchers…
Comment by Zurena — July 1, 2008 @ 4:58 pm
its absolutely not fair for not allowing point of orders in he morning sessions just because its live telecast and this will prevent our MPs from freely exercising freedom of speech. UK and NZ dont allow it, but that doesnt mean we need to follow, then why not we follow them, removing all the NEP, the unfair and unjust laws like ISA ? Each country is different from the others especially on laws and orders, our laws are created to accomodate and adjust to our multi racial community.
I feel that the Speaker is unfair as we can see he keep on asking the opposition to sit down and allowing the BNs MP to keep shouting without giving them warning. What is this ? Double standard?
Po Kuan, great job and continue fighting
We the rakyat will be with you
Comment by jess — July 1, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
YB Chillypadi.
I saw you on TV trying desperately to make your point. Please continue to do so. My good wishes to you always.
Comment by gregwar — July 1, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
Our Mr.Speaker dont really knows how to control the parliment Q&A session, so in desperate solution, he choose to stop MPs from raising “Point of order”. Also, the opposition MPs are those mostly raising point of order. That is why the government MPs have no objection against this, but more to benefiting them.
Mr.Speaker please dont try to compare our parliment with other countries!!!!! If wan to compare and follow others, then there are lots of more important issue to be changed and follow, eg. NEP, ISA, Quota system and so on.
So please dont give silly reason to cover the changes you made to the parliment, which is more to your FAVOUR and BN favour.
With no “Point of order”, all I can say is that parliment is really out of shape and not in order from now.
Comment by Leong WK — July 2, 2008 @ 1:08 am
I begin to think all these parliment session are waste of public money! NO CONCULSION at all!
Comment by Edi神 — July 2, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
I thought Ramli, the previous speaker was the worst we had but the current trio makes me think again. Read that they are trying to act like school teacher, being autocratic, banning journalists etc in the newspaper
Reading YB Teng’s performance in Selangor Assembly makes you wonder.
If there is a stronger opposition voice in the August House, is this the way for BN to wrest power? I cannot remember the Speaker allow 1 opposition’s motion when I read the newspaper.
The Speakers are first and foremost, wakil rakyat and they should let people’s voices be carried into the Parliament. Otherwise they fail in their duty.
Comment by lee wee tak — July 2, 2008 @ 4:21 pm
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Comment by Edi神 — July 3, 2008 @ 7:35 pm
Just a little digression Y.B.
I don’t think you have the opportunity to view the live telecast on tv1 this morning. It would be interesting if you could view the recording. I thought I saw your friend the M.P. from Kinabatangan showing a vulgar hand sign.
Comment by laufuzhe28 — July 8, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
read this morning the speaker say no action on Bung Mokhtar because the obscene gesture he admitted to happen 2 days ago so there is time barred.
???????????
Law was changed so that IRB can chase after tax payers even after 7 years
Courts need many many years to hear a case and judges need many many years to write a judgement so people waited for years in jail
1 Malay man hit by car in Shah Alam highway and the Malay lady passerby waited in wain for the ambulance to turn up
What bleeding time bar of 2 days. Then this logic is that as long as a MP committ an offence in Parliamet but not notice for 48 hours then he or she is of the hook
Compared this 2 statistic
1) how many opposition motion allowed vs BN motion allowed
2) how many opposition MPs suspended vs BN MPs suspended
World class parliament? I am going to buy a plane ticket to see that!
Comment by Lee Wee Tak — July 11, 2008 @ 4:45 pm
Thanks alot for YB Fong,for her continues effort in parliment matters.Please dont forget your constituency voters which are farmers which need your kind attentions!!!
Comment by batugajah — July 12, 2008 @ 9:15 pm
YB冯宝君：
我在youtube里面看见您在国会里头参加辩论时那种敢怒敢言的精神，积极的为民服务的精神，我非常的敬佩和崇拜您！您真的是我们全国女性的光荣！在此我恭喜您在次成为batu gajah的国会议员，希望您再接再厉的捍卫我们女性同胞的权益！祝福你。
Comment by seronica ooi — July 13, 2008 @ 3:37 pm