Do we really need a President

• Urban Monkey

  27 Aug 04, 21:21

  Do we really need a President? I think a Prime Minister (with his two deputy PM) is more than sufficient to get this country running right?
• FireIce

  27 Aug 04, 21:22

  why not have king, queen, prince, princess hor?
• the Bear

  27 Aug 04, 21:22

  he carries THE key...
  
  quite important
• cooleo

  27 Aug 04, 21:23

  Originally posted by the Bear:

  he carries THE key...
  
  quite important

  But u forgot 'someone' has to turn his hand while he holds the key
• paperchicken

  27 Aug 04, 21:23

  We dun need so many MPs also.
• Urban Monkey

  27 Aug 04, 21:25

  I thought he is just a figurehead? How many times do we get to see him in action? Maybe during charity show, NDP, etcÂ… only.
• Urban Monkey

  27 Aug 04, 21:25

  Originally posted by paperchicken:

  We dun need so many MPs also.

  x2. Same here.
• Evanglion

  27 Aug 04, 21:27

  Gov things is not what as easy as you guys think.
• paperchicken

  27 Aug 04, 21:35

  Originally posted by Evanglion:

  Gov things is not what as easy as you guys think.

  ya thats wat they say when they give themselves a pay raise.
• harryryan

  27 Aug 04, 21:37

  u need him to pardon u if u have done a serious crime that will mean death sentence for u.
• paperchicken

  27 Aug 04, 21:38

  Originally posted by harryryan:

  u need him to pardon u if u have done a serious crime that will mean death sentence for u.

  Has anyone been pardon before ?
• Urban Monkey

  27 Aug 04, 21:45

  Originally posted by Evanglion:

  Gov things is not what as easy as you guys think.

  Sorry to say this, as far as I am concern, our President is just a puppet.
• Urban Monkey

  27 Aug 04, 21:46

  Originally posted by FireIce:

  why not have king, queen, prince, princess hor?

  Then u will be Princess FireIce!
• martin_lim85

  27 Aug 04, 22:19

  he have to sign for those who going to the death sentence
• yoongf

  27 Aug 04, 22:35

  President gets to approve changes to electoral boundaries.
  
  Whether one agrees/disagree to the changes.. can let the Prez know your opinion.
  
  
• Evanglion

  27 Aug 04, 22:50

  Originally posted by Urban Monkey:

  Sorry to say this, as far as I am concern, our President is just a puppet.

  If you can be a President then you tell me
• RaTtY81

  27 Aug 04, 22:56

  hmm curious about the role of president.... any1 noe wats the official role of the president???
• paperduck

  28 Aug 04, 00:09

  1-president in singapore play a part of welcome important guest from other country.
  like what england and japan loyal family did.
  
  2-hold the so call 'key'
  
  3-as what u'll see on 12/8
  
  4-for ppl who swear in NSF. we swear our loyalty to persident.
  
  ......more?
• ditzy

  28 Aug 04, 00:11

  Remember Ong Teng Cheong? I find that he was the one who fought to give the president more power. Just my opinion.
• SnowFlag

  28 Aug 04, 00:32

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Remember Ong Teng Cheong? I find that he was the one who fought to give the president more power. Just my opinion.

  I dun think he succeeded in that.
• RaTtY81

  28 Aug 04, 00:39

  he'll have my respect...
• DeadPoet

  28 Aug 04, 00:50

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Remember Ong Teng Cheong? I find that he was the one who fought to give the president more power. Just my opinion.

  True, but unfortunately without much success.
  
  But I have to agree he is one of the best President we had.
  
  Wonder who will be our next President? President Election is next year right?
• paperduck

  28 Aug 04, 01:15

  Originally posted by DeadPoet:

  True, but unfortunately without much success.
  
  But I have to agree he is one of the best President we had.
  
  Wonder who will be our next President? President Election is next year right?

  President of sg is choose by PAP ..
• ditzy

  28 Aug 04, 02:27

  Actually, our current president got the seat as it was uncontested.
• yoongf

  28 Aug 04, 09:37

  http://www.istana.gov.sg/pro.html
  
  The role of the Prez..