I salute you Mr. Guna!

I wish I could reproduce the entire article by P Gunasegaram, one of the executive editors of the Edge Weekly, '10 steps towards freer and fairer elections' for the benefit of those non subscribers. I'll just reproduce the 1st sentence of the 10 steps here.

1. Putting emphasis on proportional representation
2. An independent election commission
3. Disallow early elections unless there is a no confidence motion in Parliament
4. Mandate a campaign period of at least two months under the law.
5. Allow rallies without the need for permit
6. A free and fair press
7. Equal and fair air time
8. Non abuse of government machinery for elections
9. Transparency in funding and restriction in the amount of money used
10. Non-interference and independence of all government agencies

He concluded ....'unless we get a statesman as a leader, there is no chance that things are going to change drastically anytime soon. Sad!'

Yes, it's sad because we don't have a statesman as our country's leader. What we have is rubbish.

Here is someone who writes without fear or favour. So unlike Wong Chun Wai from the Star, chief apologist to the BN. Where is your conscience Datuk Wong?