The Law People Reject

The Law on the People’s Consultative Assembly, House of Representatives, Regional Representatives Council and Regional Legislative Council is an example of how the lawmakers are poor at lawmaking.

Kompas/Wawan H Prabowo

People’s Coalition Rejecting MD3 members voice their objection over the law in Tebet, South Jakarta, on Thursday. The coalition, which is the initiator of the change.org/tolakuumd3 petition, asked people to jointly become plaintiffs in the judicial review at the Constitutional Court.

The Law on the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), House of Representatives (DPR), Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) is an example of how the lawmakers are poor at lawmaking. That law is made only to serve the interests of the elite.

The Law on legislative bodies, known as MD3, is truly problematic. Formally, the House and the government have the authority to create laws. But it is not proper for the House to create a law that will increase its own power and protect its members while curbing people’s freedom. There is surely a conflict of interest there.