By Ahmed Aljarallah
This commentary was published in The Arab Times on 06/04/2011
This commentary was published in The Arab Times on 06/04/2011
HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah took the right decision when he reappointed Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who is the most qualified person for the prime minister’s post and has the ability to perform national duties efficiently. With this step, the Amir has shattered the dreams of those who have nothing in mind but to create obstacles and instigate chaos. Before thinking about the future, we have to ponder on the calls for proper implementation of the Constitution. Whenever the State adheres strictly to the constitutional provisions, we see the tension-provokers rushing to implement their destructive agendas and heat up the polity, while closing their eyes to the misdeeds of their hands.
The signature campaign launched by some lawmakers has backfired because they removed the legitimacy of the election and disregarded the representation authority in the National Assembly given to them by the electorate. It is purely the prerogative of the Amir, not an opinion poll, as presented by the instigators of crisis to the public. The Parliament is the proper venue for the lawmakers to say whatever they like. They have been trying to lay down conditions for the Amir, who has the sole jurisdiction to appoint anyone he deems fit to assist him in governance.
We understand that the people have freedom to express their opinions or issue press statements. They can also present some ideas in the National Assembly or in front of the Amir. However, we cannot understand why some of them have resorted to stealing phone numbers from the records of the cooperative societies or elsewhere to send messages to everyone to participate in the signature campaign against the reappointment of Sheikh Nasser. This campaign is nothing but an exhibition activity that does not have any link to the Constitution. It is rather an attempt to contravene the Constitution and interfere in the Amiri affairs. If they were really protecting the Constitution, the organizers of the campaign should have realized that the Amir has the right to listen to their demands. They have voiced their concerns to him, so why did they choose the chaotic method?
Taking to the street is a childish method that leads to destruction. It has destroyed Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, while it nearly destroyed Bahrain if it were not for God’s intervention. Do they want Kuwait to follow the same destructive path? We need to ask the proponents of the signature campaign: What was the sin committed by the people whose signatures they falsified or those they signed for as their proxies? Were these people aware of the falsification? By the way, we are ready to publish names in the list for the public to know the truth.
They merely wasted the time of our youths, similar to what they have done with the “We Want It Five” campaign. They started campaigning for a single constituency after the failure of the five-constituency system. The troublesome minority lawmakers paralyzed national activities for months, during which they dragged all sectors into various sensitive issues. They want to overcome the stress of failure in the games and struggles to achieve their objectives.
Far from all these games, let us implore the reappointed prime minister to abandon tolerance and leniency, because such principles do not work with mischievous people keen on wreaking havoc in the country. They are wicked people, raising positive slogans to conceal their bad intentions.
Will these people depend on the signature campaign in the future if they have issues against the premier, parliament speaker or a minister to demand for their removal? It is then pertinent to abolish the troublemakers’ school of thought for them to realize that the highest authority, who spends nights thinking about the interest of the nation, is the one protecting the institutionalized state, not the politically bankrupt adventure-seekers. Is the message clear enough?
The signature campaign launched by some lawmakers has backfired because they removed the legitimacy of the election and disregarded the representation authority in the National Assembly given to them by the electorate. It is purely the prerogative of the Amir, not an opinion poll, as presented by the instigators of crisis to the public. The Parliament is the proper venue for the lawmakers to say whatever they like. They have been trying to lay down conditions for the Amir, who has the sole jurisdiction to appoint anyone he deems fit to assist him in governance.
We understand that the people have freedom to express their opinions or issue press statements. They can also present some ideas in the National Assembly or in front of the Amir. However, we cannot understand why some of them have resorted to stealing phone numbers from the records of the cooperative societies or elsewhere to send messages to everyone to participate in the signature campaign against the reappointment of Sheikh Nasser. This campaign is nothing but an exhibition activity that does not have any link to the Constitution. It is rather an attempt to contravene the Constitution and interfere in the Amiri affairs. If they were really protecting the Constitution, the organizers of the campaign should have realized that the Amir has the right to listen to their demands. They have voiced their concerns to him, so why did they choose the chaotic method?
Taking to the street is a childish method that leads to destruction. It has destroyed Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen, while it nearly destroyed Bahrain if it were not for God’s intervention. Do they want Kuwait to follow the same destructive path? We need to ask the proponents of the signature campaign: What was the sin committed by the people whose signatures they falsified or those they signed for as their proxies? Were these people aware of the falsification? By the way, we are ready to publish names in the list for the public to know the truth.
They merely wasted the time of our youths, similar to what they have done with the “We Want It Five” campaign. They started campaigning for a single constituency after the failure of the five-constituency system. The troublesome minority lawmakers paralyzed national activities for months, during which they dragged all sectors into various sensitive issues. They want to overcome the stress of failure in the games and struggles to achieve their objectives.
Far from all these games, let us implore the reappointed prime minister to abandon tolerance and leniency, because such principles do not work with mischievous people keen on wreaking havoc in the country. They are wicked people, raising positive slogans to conceal their bad intentions.
Will these people depend on the signature campaign in the future if they have issues against the premier, parliament speaker or a minister to demand for their removal? It is then pertinent to abolish the troublemakers’ school of thought for them to realize that the highest authority, who spends nights thinking about the interest of the nation, is the one protecting the institutionalized state, not the politically bankrupt adventure-seekers. Is the message clear enough?
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