Vote opposition and you may get a weaker govt: Ng Eng Hen

• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:44

  In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good.
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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:46

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:47

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:51

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:52

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:53

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:55

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:57

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:58

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 19:59

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 20:00

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 20:01

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 20:02

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 20:04

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• Hitman Submarine

  23 Apr 11, 20:06

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• FireIce

  23 Apr 11, 20:07

  自投罗网
  
  - FI

• CCCP_123

  23 Apr 11, 20:22

  How will voting in the opposition  weaken the government? The role of the government is to create and implement policies to benefit the people and progress the country. If policies are not well debated, how will the government know if they will be beneficial and to whom will the policies be beneficial to? A policy drafted from a different perspective might be more advantageous. As such, having opposition opnions in parliament will provide a more rounded constructive contribution to this process. Having opposition in parliament is therefore an improvement to the system. It will strengthen the government and not weaken it. The only time having opposition in parliament will weaken governance is if the oppositions are incompetent people.  As we can see from their speeches and debates, they are a competent group of people.  

• SevenEleven

  23 Apr 11, 20:24

  Originally posted by CCCP_123:

  How will voting in the opposition  weaken the government? The role of the government is to create and implement policies to benefit the people and progress the country. If policies are not well debated, how will the government know if they will be beneficial and to whom will the policies be beneficial to? A policy drafted from a different perspective might be more advantageous. As such, having opposition opnions in parliament will provide a more rounded constructive contribution to this process. Having opposition in parliament is therefore an improvement to the system. It will strengthen the government and not weaken it. The only time having opposition in parliament will weaken governance is if the oppositions are incompetent people.  As we can see from their speeches and debates, they are a competent group of people.  

  
  coz they won't get enough YES man to rubber stamp in the paliament

   

• Clivebenss

  23 Apr 11, 21:04

  Originally posted by SevenEleven:

  
  coz they won't get enough YES man to rubber stamp in the paliament

   

  more like no royal edict.

  

• Elite Hitman

  23 Apr 11, 21:41

  FireIce =Pol Pot

   

  same thinking.

   

   

  I did not join to kill people, to kill the nation. Look at me now. Am I a savage person? My conscience is clear.
  Pol Pot
  
  
  
• sbst275

  23 Apr 11, 22:01

  Is there any education policy problem?

• Rock^Star

  23 Apr 11, 22:10

  lol that's bizarre. Comapring FI to pol pot.

• Elite Hitman

  23 Apr 11, 22:12

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  lol that's bizarre. Comapring FI to pol pot.

  give her more time and she will be there.

• shanfan

  23 Apr 11, 22:46

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  Apr 23, 2011 - Straits Times

  By Karamjit Kaur

  EDUCATION Minister Ng Eng Hen on Saturday cautioned Singaporeans that by voting for the opposition, they may unintentionally weaken the Government and perhaps even cause a change in Government.

  He urged voters to realise this because 'freak results' can happen, as they have in other countries.

  Speaking during a walkabout in Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC on Saturday morning, he said the system already allows for alternative voices in Parliament.

  If Singaporeans go to the May 7 polls thinking that more opposition would help further their interests, the outcome could be 'dangerous', warned Dr Ng.

  'Can a weak government deliver to him better transportation, better homes, better healthcare? And if you vote just to weaken the government, how can that help you, your own interests?' he added.

   

  Instead of offering what they will do to serve the people well after the election this arrogant toad is threatening nation.      Hen together with all his counterparts are now reacting to show their fear and dissatisfaction with the oppositions by not offering any concrete plan to offer the nation.      HOPeless!  

   

• Vote PAP OUT to Save SG

  23 Apr 11, 22:54

  Vote out the PAP!