Finally, A Man Stood Up!

Making a Stand

After being fed with so many bozos' shows, finally, we Malaysians were presented with a real man that stood by his principles; and he comes from UMNO! Senator Datuk Zaid Ibrahim; the de factor law minister has tendered his resignation to Pak Lah for his views on the ISA. He objected the use of ISA on civilians and frustrated with the reforms he was tasked to carry out. A noble and right thing to do. Entrusted by PM to reform the judiciary system, Datuk Zaid is known to be an out-spoken person.

He gave his views on the recent ISA crack down on Tan, RPK and Teresa and to show his disapproval, he walked the talk. What a man! Our country needs more men like him rather than 'Yesmen' or racists or Bozo the clown! And he's standing to his decision to quit even when the PM asked him to reconsider.

Even some MPs have voiced their concerns. Gerakan and MCA's big shots have made known of their disgust in the way the arrest were carried out. Even some are questioning the wisdom (or lack of it) of the Home Ministry when he gave his statements during the Press Conference on the crackdown. Not a clever excuse being used to detain Ms Tan.

ISA might still be needed but is there any justification to use it on normal civilians? Are they planning an armed struggle or insurgency? Communist members, perhaps? Maybe the Government itself is not very confident in its own set of laws in the country. Too drastic, too stupid! Panic perhaps, as the '916' draws closer?

Anyway, it's good to see a Minister made known his stand on the draconian act. I think he has lost confidence in the leadership, thus tendering his resignation letter seems to be the only way out of this mess. Maybe Bozo should follow Zaid's footstep and save the nation more embarrassment.


Maybe, hope is still there and I salute you, Datuk Zaid!