Here's why.

1. There is opposition in the house.

Hello? 5 MPs for the opposition in Parliament because of Aljunied GRC. What they will do is definitely voice their concerns against all bills, and even though they are too few to do anything about the vote, they will definitely not just "pass over" bills that have practically been rubber stamped by the PAP leadership. The PAP government has of late been effectively approving laws of their own volition and then passing it through parliament instructing the MPs to vote for it. And who would say no? 6 MP's won't be able to stop this. But they can make noise. And a lot of noise.

2. PAP. WAKE UP.

It is definitely a warning to the PAP that people on the ground are not 100% satisfied with them. Their vote share has been declining and is just about 60% now. The win in the GRC is certainly important as it shows the PAP that the opposition CAN win a GRC and if a heavy insistence on the suppression of all alternative voices will not work, nor will it be allowed and tolerated by the people.

At the very least, this will force the PAP to rework their policies in order to regain support. At best? This may curb their large arrogance with regards to politics.

Some reasons why this is a bad thing that don't work.

1. DIZ WILL DESTABILISE OUR LUVLY PARLIAMENT.

6 Mps. Destabilise? I don't think so. 6. Out of 87.

Are they going to screw up our lovely country? No. How do they decide things in Parliament? Oh right, by voting.

Hmmm last time I checked 81 votes trumps 6 anytime.

Assuming these are belligerent bellicose retards who oppose any PAP policy they will achieve absolutely nothing.

2. PEOPLE HAVE VUTED IRRESPONZIBLEE HORRIBLE

Yeah lah yeah lah. What George Yeo out? Good minister? Yes. Did he deserve to go? No. But really the thing is that the election in Aljunied had become a national issue.

Yes its scary for Singapore to lose its foreign minister. But whats worse would be waking up on Sunday to realise that we have no opposition in Parliament.

Really, the next mistake people are making is that the opposition are horrible and are not good for the country. Whats not good for the country is having a party run amok that does not respect the rules of democracy without any opposing voices even.

3. OPPOSITION USELESS WASTE OF SPACE WAI YOU VOTE FOR THEM.

Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Kang are hardly inebriated morons. Perhaps they won't be able to do as well as George Yeo, in fact they most probably will not do as well as the esteemed former Foreign Minister for whom I have much respect for. But really are you telling me that all people who run for parliament who are not PAP are incapable of sitting there and rationally contributing to the good of the nation.

Are you saying that they are less sharp and intelligent and useful than the most inexperienced PAP candidate who gets elected into parliament by basis of his "Anchoring minister"? (Tin Pei Ling COUGH COUGH Tin Pei Ling)

Politics here are not like those in America. Where the Republicans and Democrats bicker with each other and block each other's policies because they are Republicans and Democrats.

Firstly, as mentioned earlier there are hardly enough opposition members in parliament.

Secondly politics here is very different.

You enter politics here as the opposition, you don't do it for the money.

Why? Cause if you don't get elected where is your money coming from? The party. You think opposition parties very rich is it?

You don't just want to be a politician. Hello. People here in the opposition can get sued for little or no reason and have lost it all. This is the country where opposition members have been locked up for 34 years and in the earlier days even exiled from the country.

Fame? You think they get elected all the time?

No. They do it because they have conviction somewhere. Either they are unbelievable fame whores who couldn't get into the PAP cause of a lack of qualifications and rampage in each election year after year despite failing, or they are people with genuine conviction. Who believe they can make a change and are willing to invest time and resources to do so. For what purpose I do not know. But for the good of the nation? I dare say most likely.

My Stand on the PAP.

This is it.

The truth. They have steered Singapore successfully through a perilous birth, and have through numerous policies ensured the survival and miraculous growth of the nation and the leadership has navigated many a setback even the recent global financial meltdown, we are doing well.

They have been efficient and have a good track record.

But whats my problem with them? What the opposition has called their arrogance I would like to agree. I would go so far as to say that it shows an utmost lack of respect for the process of democracy.

The PAP has indeed been arrogant in its attitude to the opposition, and has showed time and time again in their comments about the opposition. That in itself is not a sin.

However I find an utter lack of shame in the way that the PAP has treated the opposition, in the way they have constructed numerous policies to prevent them from rising up. I am talking about the installation of GRCs. The use of propaganda to unfairly attack the opposition. The constant redrawing of electoral boundaries without approval from the public or consulting the opposition.

The worst I feel is the lift upgrading fiasco which is nothing but an attack on democracy.

When it was first introduced, the US government made negative remarks on it. Stop and think for a moment. USA interfering with Sg politics for what ah? Why? Cause they felt that it was a violation of democracy and that as a superpower they could not just sit by and not say a word. The PAP naturally attacked such remarks and defended it but really what is there to defend.

Its simple. People who don't vote for the PAP just get their lifts upgraded last. Why? "Because people who support our policies should be given priority"

1. Not voting for PAP doesn't mean you do not support Lift Upgrading. If you expand the statement what else? Opposition supporters do not support the building of roads and drains? Rubbish absolute rubbish.

2. In a democracy people are not to be treated based on how they vote. Your vote is your right, if you exercise your vote to vote against the PAP you should not be treated as a second class citizen.

By blatantly campaigning with lift upgrading and using it in such a way, the PAP shows a disregard for the ideals and processes of democracy that is really in the end rather disgusting and shameless.

In lieu of the way that they squash out the opposition I am therefore in support of a healthy opposition to support Singaporean's interests. This is not to say we should elect anyone into parliament but seriously, we can vote them out next term if they are huge screw ups. Give them a chance to prove themselves, 5 mps in parliament will not bring about the end of Singapore. At best it will attract more comers into politics and make our political sphere richer.

Does this mean that I am against a PAP government? No. But I think that we should see the alternatives first. No government is perfect. But no matter how good, there is a chance that the opposition may be better. Prove to us that they are so much inferior to you before saying that they are so.

If one day the PAP government is taken over by incompetent people then how? If we do not have opposition in parliament who will at least stop them from bending rules to keep other people out of parliament, we will be still be stuck with the PAP. But it will be a different PAP.

Then what.