tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post403431671667711453..comments2024-03-29T15:10:48.844+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Falling strawmenChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59778954648587357732011-06-06T10:40:02.035+08:002011-06-06T10:40:02.035+08:00Its an excellent article ; very good points .. why...Its an excellent article ; very good points .. why Singaporeans feel so angry about this meaningless president position but cannot do anythingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50603871972274289662011-06-06T08:30:45.053+08:002011-06-06T08:30:45.053+08:00The criteria for EP is just another self serving l...The criteria for EP is just another self serving logic.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-50014433646166535232011-06-05T22:45:00.674+08:002011-06-05T22:45:00.674+08:00Since there is a roti prata president, what is the...Since there is a roti prata president, what is there to stop a satay man or a bachor mee citizen from standing for election as a president. The criteria for the presidency should not be set or dictated by just any single person or any single party. It should be tabled and discussed by all political parties and the citizens and should be adopted only through a referendum. sgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-59537519939168774602011-06-05T22:31:25.501+08:002011-06-05T22:31:25.501+08:00First they say, let's give the President power...First they say, let's give the President power to protect the reserves. In the past, the position was just a figurehead, but they tried to make the position very important by giving the President power. But, we Singaporeans, after Ong Teng Cheong tried to exercise those powers, know what kind of power our President is really endowed with. <br /><br />Then they say, if it is power of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-54705138370312783942011-06-05T14:57:34.853+08:002011-06-05T14:57:34.853+08:00Cut the pay to zero. And take care of all living a...Cut the pay to zero. And take care of all living and ex-living presidents housing (GCB), medical, all expenses needs till death.<br />This is a good honorable way for the Top Public Servant.<br /><br /><br />Any Singaporean, without a criminal record, can take part in Presidential election; deposit $50,000. Deposit forfeit if do not get votes above 20% of total votes.<br />Pay a small price to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-48149217506746327122011-06-05T14:12:40.516+08:002011-06-05T14:12:40.516+08:00If the Qualifications to Candidacy of the Presiden...If the Qualifications to Candidacy of the President is set by A(single) RULING Political PARTY, how 'neutral' can the Conditions(qualifications) be???<br />Why are the Qualifications not set by the Judiciary?<br />Why are Cabinet Members not sworn in by the Judiciary as well? The President Of Sin has never been perceived to be 'politically' neutral by the Local and may I say that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-81820754967101268492011-06-05T12:10:30.392+08:002011-06-05T12:10:30.392+08:00Very good questions. Remove the badge and immediat...Very good questions. Remove the badge and immediately becomes a clean slate, a new man. What a joke.<br /><br />No they do not want a politically neutral candidate. They want a candidate sponsored by the ruling party. That's is why Tan Cheng Bock is awkward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-67983752167935191592011-06-05T11:48:09.494+08:002011-06-05T11:48:09.494+08:00Bravo! Well said.
The other issue is political ne...Bravo! Well said.<br /><br />The other issue is political neutrality of the President.<br /><br />My only questions are;<br />a)Is a person politically neutral just because he resigns his long standing political party membership?<br /><br />b)Does the President need to be politically neutral?<br /><br />After all, President Obama does not have to resign from his Democrat Party.<br /><br />c)Can aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com