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March 31, 2019 · 1 min read

Make constitutional amendment drafts public before Parliament votes

Tom KirkmanIndependent Project Manager

Good idea. It is normal procedure in most democratic countries to make public the proposed amendments to laws, for lawmakers to review, before voting on it.

Lawmakers normally should *not* need to ask to see a draft of any proposal before it is tabled by the government for voting.

And yes, this will most definitely affect Petronas in Sarawak and Sabah, in my opinion.
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“MPs in Sarawak and Sabah want to have a look at the draft of the proposed amendment to Article 1(2) of the Federal Constitution before it is tabled in Parliament.

Batang Sadong MP Nancy Shukri said there is no need to rush the amendment through if it requires further changes from what has been proposed originally.

The proposed amendment to the article would restore the status of the two states as equal partners with Peninsular Malaysia in the Malaysian federation.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Liew Vui Keong said recently that the cabinet had agreed to the change, and the amendment could be tabled at the current session of Parliament. …”

Read the linked article on freemalaysiatoday.com ↗

FROM THE THREAD

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  1. Tom Kirkman

    Update... this was very much *deliberate*, and was no accident.
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    Speaker Datuk Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof directed the government to proceed with a historic Bill to amend the Federal Constitution that will return Sabah and Sarawak to their original standing in the federation today.

    He made the ruling after Opposition lawmakers from the two Borneo states objected to Datuk VK Liew’s tabling of the Bill on complaints that they were not given enough time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

    ... Wee said the amendment should not have been tabled in the current form as it does not give justice to Sarawakians and Sabahans.

    “We must look at it holistically; there should have been wider engagement sessions. Why should not the proposed amendments go through a parliamentary select committee (PSC) first?” he said to general approval from the others.

    Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof (GPS-Petra Jaya) suggested a PSC be formed to consider the steering committee’s proposals on the rights and privileges of Sabah and Sarawak. ...

    https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/04/04/opposition-objects-to-bill-seeking-constitutional-change-but-speaker-overrules/

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