A proclamation, its own lawyers said, was unconstitutional. The Executive Council voted anyway — and left civil servants not knowing who to obey.
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Peguamnya sendiri menggelar rancangan itu menyalahi perlembagaan. Peguam itu mungkin juga seorang pegawai persekutuan — yang mengubah maksud sebenar ‘pandangan negeri itu sendiri’.
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Its own lawyer called the plan unconstitutional. That lawyer may also be a federal officer — which changes what “the state’s own view” even means.
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If a Ruler was never lawfully Ruler, what happens to every appointment, every order, every law made under him? Two rules answer. They disagree.
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Najib bebas — tapi kaki kini pakai tali elektronik. Perlembagaan beri Lembaga Pengampunan kuasa meletakkan syarat begini. Tapi siapa sebenarnya pegang hujung tali itu — Lembaga, atau Parlimen yang masih berdiam diri?
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A pardon board can promise a great deal. But can it also fit the leash — or must Parliament forge that first?
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Pada 2010, Mahkamah Persekutuan membiarkan seorang Menteri Besar jatuh tanpa satu undi pun diambil. Satu fasal sahaja sudah cukup. Adakah Negeri Sembilan mempunyai fasal itu?
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In 2010 the Federal Court let a Menteri Besar fall without a single vote being taken. One clause did it. Does Negeri Sembilan have that clause?
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Sehelai kertas bertarikh April. Satu tandatangan ditambah pada bulan Ogos, oleh seorang yang belum menjadi Menteri Besar pada bulan April. Bolehkah sesebuah perlembagaan disempurnakan separuh-separuh?
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A paper dated April. A signature added in August, by a man who was not a Menteri Besar in April. Can a constitution be finished in two halves?
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