I refer to the Malaysiakini report ‘Forgotten’ Anwar no longer a factor.

The leaders currently in power have not proven anything concrete to ensure that we are on the right track. Instead, we are moving further down and further apart from each other as Malaysians. No doubt, Anwar Ibrahim may not be the best alternative we have.

But, certainly, he is way better than the current leadership which is full of lies and deception and frequently contributes to ever-increasing racial tension and economic mismanagement due to governance based on race and religion.

We are not interested in history - what Anwar did is not important to voters anymore. The BN has proven that the it is corrupt, incompetent and arrogant. We detest it and we want to get rid of it. With Anwar around, we believe we can do it this time. We have not had a heavyweight Malay opposition force but Anwar is a person who is hard to come by. No doubt, his ability far exceeds that of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi or his deputy Najib Razak

‘Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely’. This is exactly what happened when the BN was given a two-thirds (or greater) majority. With the two-thirds majority in Parliament - where the laws of the land are made and gazetted - the BN (or any coalition that is in power) can change laws to its advantage, at its whim and fancy. Most of the time, this comes at the expense of the general public - the people who voted them in. This is what Malaysians have experienced for the past five decades.

We need to deny the BN a two-thirds majority so that it does not change the constitution every time it wants something that will give its members an advantage. They have done it and will do it again if we give them another five years.

It is interesting to note that 65 percent of the Malaysian population translates into some 90 percent of the state and parliamentary seats. Unless someone or something can enlighten these people, they will continue to vote for the decadent BN because of imaginary and unreasoned fears.

It is difficult to understand why a people who get very, very upset when you say their religion is bad will happily accept and vote for a corrupt and decadent government. Change may not necessarily be better. But without change, it is not possible to become better. If we want to become better, we must want change. It is time BN’s two-thirds majority in parliament is dismantled.

We hold that power.