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三家分晋之修宪 尚达曼值不值得国会为他修宪?

 三家分晋之修宪

尚达曼值不值得国会为他修宪?


民选总统制度是否是新加坡版三家分晋之开始?当初,修宪似乎是为了某人。王鼎昌后,又变成自动当选。四陈过后,轮到哈莉玛,又来修宪,改变总统的权力结构。现在,尚达曼高票中选,也来修宪。


很多东西是说不清楚的。到底是尚达曼要求修宪,还是政府主动要修宪?这么做,当然方便尚达曼在国际上扮演义务工作,但是,是不是一定要这么修宪?往后,如果没有出现一个有分量的总统,像哈莉玛那样,修宪也是白修。


新加坡是国会民主制度,总理和内阁才是政府,管理新加坡。上一次,为了民选总统修宪,已经背弃了这个行政权力架构。这次为了让总统履行国际义务而修宪,虽然没有影响政府的行政,但是,却是为一个人而修宪,面子高于里子。


司马光在资治通鉴里,一开始就指出三家分晋的礼坏,不是出自三家,而是天子。乃天子自坏也作为天子的政府,在强大国会优势下,自动为一个人修宪,假借国际义务和贡献来自圆其说,说白了就是‘败坏礼’。这很可能造成行动党第四代领导无法克服的痛。


1991年开创的民选总统制度,以及官委议员制度,在很大程度上是破坏国会的‘礼’。 30多年过去了,行动党是否可以继续依靠破坏‘礼’, 来维系政权?选民选择尚达曼,不是为了面子,而是要他为里子多做事。选民不要表面功夫,而要实际的里子行动,协助解决民生。



Comments

  1. 总统已经就位,看到“否”先生依然穷追不舍,我倒是觉得于心不忍 -- 难道,“否”先生竟然不知道新加坡总统不过就是一个“召之即来、来之能从、从之能盖”的“印章”吗?

    尚达曼和哈莉玛不同新加坡人是人尽皆知 -- 哈莉玛做了6年印章做得心惊胆跳。自个儿也知道这个印章的重量其实负担不起。

    然而,尚达曼临危受命,当总理的资格已经甚嚣尘上了 -- 那么岂会在乎这个“印章”的价值 -- 可惜的是执政党偏偏就不能够失去了对于这个印章的掌控权 -- 而尚达曼也知道兹事体大 -- 为了党政权且补缺 -- 不过,妥协的办法就是:否先生如今看到的一切啦。

    作为新加坡人,我倒是觉得无伤大雅。

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