Appointed legislators

Appointed legislators

From Suara Karya

There has been much discussion about the legislators who hail from the Armed Forces. As we know, 100 armed forces members are appointed as legislators. The problem, in my opinion, is not whether the number should be reduced or not, but their commitment to the interests of the people. Some people say they are not very thoughtful as to the fate of the people.

Furthermore, I am rather concerned with the trend of liberalism in the way the people think. When we base our democracy on the Pancasila philosophy, we should not be so concerned with reducing the number of armed forces legislators, but rather alleviating the people from their suffering.

Then it would be more appropriate for us to ponder the relevancy of appointing military men as legislators without going through the process of election. In fact we must think of an election system which guarantees a better result, such as quality representatives that are truly committed to the people they represent.

UTANG DALIWARA

Ciamis, West Java