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明太祖敌不过“我为亚圣而死“
继落泪事件后，人民行动党主席林文兴，又再说出一番令人摸不着球的言论。他表示国会设立非选区议员制度，并非是要改变政府的政策。既然无法改变政府政策，那么何来制衡，何来对国家的建设，何来建言。即使，看到执政党犯错，也无法改变政府的政策。这不是和执政党的后座议员一样，可以针对每一个课题发言，不会面对阻力的。到最后，还是无法改变政府的政策。
林文兴说：“非选区议员完全有权利在国会上，针对每一个课题发言，如果非选区议员自己有做功课，当他们提出同政府不同的意见时是不会面对阻力的。” (xinmsm)
在国会里，议员发言，当然不会受到阻力。但是，不能只是说说而已，就好像现在执政党后座议员一样，唱完了大戏，政策没有改变。一旦，遇到违反国人利益的政策，也照唱大戏，那不是拿选民的利益来开玩笑。
中文媒体在报道时，并没有提到下面的要点：设立非选区议员制度，只是为了让非选区议员对政府政策上可能出现的弱点提出意见。
因此，执政党后座议员，非选区议员，官委议员，大家都一样，可以为政府政策提出意见，指出缺点。但是，无法动摇政府政策，无法改变政府的政策。这样一来，这些议员，不是跟在媒体上发表意见，网民们在线上发表意见一样。都是，没有建设性的。
难怪，我们的赌场建设的政策，外来人口的政策，医药政策，政府组屋政策，都是执政党后座议员，非选区议员，官委议员在国会里的表演秀，秀完了之后，政府政策没有改变。非选区议员和官委议员更可怜，他们连举手反对，记录在案的机会都没有。还可能留下历史污名，被人误会他们也赞成政府的政策。
那么，什么是有效地建言，能让政府做出政策上的改变呢？明太祖朱元璋和孟子的故事，就让人明白，什么是有效的制衡。
洪武三年，明太祖朱元璋读《孟子》，读到“君之视臣如草芥，则臣视君如寇仇”那一段的时候，不禁暴怒：这哪里是臣民能够说的话？皇帝一发怒后果就严重了，居然要罢免孟子千百年来在孔庙里和列位大儒们的配享的资格，而且特地下令，不准臣下对此发表反对意见，否则就要处以“大不敬”的罪名，杀头。
可偏偏也有不怕死的读书人，一个叫钱唐的士子还是毅然上疏，反对皇帝把亚圣孟子打入冷宫，且公开声明说：“我为亚圣而死，虽死犹荣”。朱元璋这个时候总算冷静了一些，没有处罚钱唐，不久也恢复了孟子配享孔庙的资格，不过终究余恨未消，于是命令臣下“删孟”，将上述那些光彩夺目的名言尽皆删去，编就了一本《孟子节文》，又专门规定，科举考试不得以被删的条文命题。
好一个“我为亚圣而死，虽死犹荣”！
今天的国会民主机制，不需“虽死犹荣”，就是要有人为百姓说真话，这样的要求一点也没过分。国会里已经有太多执政党议员了，如果没有反对党议员出来说真话，反映民情，怎么能改变政府政策来顺应民愿呢？
so funny, 1. I was surprise to hear that blk 634 orginal Aljunied GRC had re draw
to AMK GRC, for hougang blk 3,4 had en-block, is this the way our govt like to re draw to afriad of lossing thier power or seat, I heard the radio annouse to be a fair changllange with Marine Parade GRC & PAP.
Also, Yishun PAP MP using ipad for lucky draw, oh, my god, how come this can be happen? upgrading programme planning and fund are belongs to who, I was surprise to hear from tv programme that PAP MP is going to check with LTK about sinking fund.
To my understanding, sinking fund is for pte apt and condo, HDB residents were not been paid any sinking fund to town council, how come PAP MP told the resident on tv will check with LTK on thier behalf the amount? I am not in any of the constitency, but as a Citizen, i felt very strange and shocking to hear that? I could remember PAP paid my grandmother $4,300 for compensation to take over her house at Geylang Lor 33. But now our govt is saying that lower the HDB direct BTO out of city area is using reserve fund, i felt very funny.
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As a Singapore Citizen, i like to know what is the future, what is the gurantee from PAP,
1. what is my retire plan.
2. Can our govt gurantee now to next 10 years no increase of GST, no increase of HDB direct purchase price for all BTO, no increase of all Minister pay, no increase of COE, no increase of all singaporean medical fee, for all education can used fully edusave instead of cash payment for singaporean. etc.
3. Can all Singaporean be gurantee to be employed first until age 65 before any retirement or retrechment.
4. What are the investment return to Citizen & benefits to our country and all Singaporean? income, jobs, money or comfort or only reserve fund or negative figure, we as a Citizen need to know and know the transparrency.
5. How come foriegn company can direct supply goods to all govt dept and direct tender for even small amount of business?
6. What is the percentage of amount that our govt invested to foriegner for scholarship to foreighner. too many doubt?