Erratic Amien<\/p>\n
From Neraca<\/p>\n
I formerly admired Amien Rais for what I thought was his
\nconsistency in fighting corruption, collusion and nepotism.
\nUnfortunately, my admiration has dimmed with each passing day.<\/p>\n
The outstanding Amien has now become the fussy Amien. When
\nasked whether the upcoming general session of the People's
\nConsultative Assembly (MPR) would be turned into a venue where
\nthe president would be impeached, he said that it was likely that
\nthe general session would become an expanded general session. As
\na layman, I can only conclude that the general session will
\nindeed be the site for the President to be put \"on trial\".<\/p>\n
Amien also made a statement in the same vein when he addressed
\nan anticommunist rally in Surakarta. He said that if the
\nPresident insisted on proposing the revocation of Decree No.
\n25\/MPRS\/1966 he would not hesitate to pound his gavel.<\/p>\n
There would be nothing strange if he resorted to the action in
\nhis capacity as MPR speaker. However, it would be a different
\nthing if it was only related to the president's proposal. In
\nother words, Amien seems to be saying that he is ready to
\nconfront the President head-on should he insist on proposing the
\nrevocation of the MPRS decree on the banning of communism.<\/p>\n
He said recently that the general session of the MPR would
\nonly be made a venue to assess the performance of the government,
\nwhich he said would be analogous to a teacher assessing his
\npupil.<\/p>\n
The series of events has left me to conclude that Amien is an
\ninconsistent person. He may \"rebel\" against the status quo but he
\nis not mature enough to be a \"winner\".<\/p>\n
I am saddened that once he became MPR speaker he no longer
\nshowed his skills as a former general chairman of Muhammadiyah or
\nas an intellectual. With his inconsistency, Amien seems to be
\noverly absorbed in political games. In this case, we have to
\nraise our hats to KH Abdurrahman Wahid because as a president he
\nhas not thrown away part of himself as a cultural figure.<\/p>\n
Therefore, I would like to suggest to Amien Rais to be more
\ncareful with his world. I still have hopes that he will become a
\ngreat man in the future. Amien should be aware that to be part of
\nthe opposition does not mean attacking randomly, as he is doing
\nnow. Amien must learn from Akbar Tanjung, who does not talk much
\nbut has been able to give a more effective push to the
\ngovernment.<\/p>\n
FATAHILLAH<\/p>\n
Tangerang, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/erratic-amien-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }