Fair Play: Look at the bright side. If PKR deputy president Azmin Ali is appointed, the party would live to fight another day.And if Azmin is an astute politician – I have no doubt he is – he could use the RM3 billion in the state’s coffers for the benefit of the Selangor rakyat.If he can prove he is a capable leader, like Lim Guan Eng of Penang, it is unlikely Selangor will return to BN.

And who knows, PKR president Wan Azizah Wan Ismail might be the first woman PM in the history of our nation if party de factoleader Anwar Ibrahim is sent to prison.

So, as the adage goes – he who laughs last, laughs the loudest. And PAS? Just let them remain in the rural heartland where they truly belong.

Some may think it’s wishful thinking. But let me say this: the future begins with a thought. Then an action plan. Next, execution. And finally, reality.

Well Thats Fantastic: So ‘Fair Play’, we just disregard the precedent being set and the different rules for Pakatan Rakyat and BN, and that democracy being flushed down the toilet?

But that is okay because Pakatan live to fight another day? Who is running the party and the state? Is it Pakatan or someone else?

Kim Quek: If Azmin is loyal to his party, he should declare now that he will not accept the MB’s post if offered.

That is what his colleague Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad had done. He instantly and respectfully declined a reported suggestion from PAS that he be named as an alternative nominee to Wan Azizah in order to appease the sultan.

Apart from the issue of loyalty, a vital principle of democracy is at stake here. Is it appropriate for the sultan to veto the ruling coalition’s choice of its leader to lead the state government?

If yes, does it not mean that the sultan has the power to over-rule perhaps the most important political decision made by the ruling coalition? And does that not mean that the sultan is exercising direct executive power, over-lording political parties?

Isn’t such political involvement by the monarch considered a cardinal breach of the principles of constitutional monarchy in a parliamentary democracy?

In short, who wields the ultimate power to rule: the people or the monarch?

Fernz: It should be obvious to the sultan that the three candidates can’t command the confidence of the majority in the state assembly. Azmin can command the confidence of the majority only if Anwar supports him.

The sultan interviewing the three candidates should not be a scoop. All media should have been informed by the palace. There’s a lack of transparency and accountability.

Frustrated: Yes, I agree that respecting the sultan is one thing but going against the constitution and the people’s majority is definitely unlawful.

All Malaysians should stand up for their rights.

Anonymous_3f49: The state constitution and parliamentary democracy must be observed by all. If nominated, Azmin must maintain his integrity and stick with his earlier refusal.

Wan Azizah has been nominated and enjoys a 30/56 majority. No one else does.

U-Say I-Say: As long as PKR gets the MB’s position, accept it. Don’t let PAS get it by default as it will make party chief Abdul Hadi Awang’s day.

Also PKR, go back to serving the rakyat to consolidate your position ahead the next general election. Remember that you should not let DAP down; they have been strongly behind you.

Be wise, live to fight another day. Your day in Putrajaya will come and then you can call the shots.

Ferdtan: God certainly is great. Let us close ranks among the partners (PKR and DAP) of Pakatan. Do have a re-look at the strategic value of having Hadi’s PAS in the coalition.

From the recent PAS general meeting, we can forget about PAS as it seems that the moderates have lost. They were too afraid to offend Hadi and his ulama cliques.

My suggestion is to admit the NGO (to be turned into a political party) – PasMa – as alternative to Hadi’s PAS.

In politics, we need to be bold to take new initiative when the old cannot work. Put the old PAS out to pasture.

Mushiro: The purpose of elections is for the people to vote for a government of their choice with their own choice of MB. It is not healthy for any party to manipulate and decide and choose the MB for Selangor.

In an absolute monarchy like Brunei, the people do not have a choice. But in a constitutional monarchy like Malaysia, the sultan has to follow the constitution and endorse the choice of the people.

Democracy: Do not let the sultan set a precedent in our constitutional monarchy. Perak took the first step and now Selangor? Next will be Putrajaya.

A PM from minority BN in Parliament will be named one day. After all, we are already one step there with a ‘48 percent’ PM.

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