Abolish Post of Presidency in Ceylon

"Abolish the post of presidency" should be the slogan for next general election.

Look at what has happened in Ceylon.

A guy who was not even elected as a parliament member is the current president.

What a constitution?

He manipulated a clause in the List MP Protocol of the Constitution and he came to power through the backdoor to rein in our Bankrupt Nation.

It is a Failed State!

That itself is enough to convince the electorate to go against this post.

It is the sure recipe for JVP to come into power, next time round.

Now let me list the arguments against it.

1. It has not solved any problem in Ceylon.

2. It is a white elephant!.

3. No Tamil citizen can ever hold this post.

4. JVP could never muster 50% unless it has a workable alliance with Tamil parties.

5. Even if I wish, I cannot contest it as an average citizen.

I considered contesting it as a citizen and with the Air Time given to me to propose all the bad things about this post in Live TV.

Then I realised that I should register under a political  party and at least have had contested for a local constituency.

That scuttled my effort.

I think JVP should devise a method for one of its members to become an independent member for few months and resign in anticipation of contesting as a independent citizen for the post of presidency and do what I could NOT do as a citizen.

Thereafter, the JVP can divert all their attention to real ground politics.

6. Only a rich person with money can conduct an island wide Election Champaign.

Only exception was our "Maru Sira".

RW spent all his money for his campaign and "Maru Sira" undercut him after the election.

It was a very stupid idea by RW.

By the he did not have the guts to contest and squandered his chance by becoming a political goat.

7. Now he is trying to make good the lost money to Maru Sira.

8. President to be successful he has to have a working majority in the parliament.

It looks like he cannot collect 112.

9. One man rule can easily slip into dictatorship.

Gotabaya lost the political touch after the election.

He was ousted by his own brother.

What a taste of Family Power?

10. This unelected guy is trying to become Idi Amin of Ceylon.

Look at his proposed legislature under Anti- Terrorism Act.

It is the proof he has already gone MAD.

Mutually Assured Destruction of Ceylon.

My belief is JVP will not take any worthwhile attempt to abolish the post of president in the present form.

This post is very addictive and if I given the chance RW got by shear manipulation.

He is called "Sutra Puncha," in Sinhala meaning political trickster.

If at all, JVP will make it more glamorous and powerful in their arms.

I do not agree with the second choice  provision in the ballot paper, if the desired 50% is not achieved.

My advice is NOT to cast the second choice and use only one choice.

Counting procedure is bizarre and even the third choice candidate might win in a very close contest of 30-30-30 scenario.

Having a second round of contest between the first two candidates is much better.

We are in catch 22 situation.

This is my wishful thinking.

Lot of credible political attempt and wisdom are necessary to get out of this mess.

Revising the constitution is the only option.

The ground work for a New Constitution was done but it was shelved cleverly by RW to hang onto power.

It is a powder keg.