Democracy of Buying and Selling
Two laws passed by the House of Representatives (DPR) at the end of its members\' tenure are further indications of the true character of the DPR.
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Rows of empty seats fills the House of Representatives (DPR) plenary meeting on Tuesday (17/9/2019) at the Senayan legislative complex, Jakarta. The legislature passed into law the Revision to Law No. 30/2002 on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK Law) at the meeting.
Two laws passed by the House of Representatives (DPR) at the end of its members\' tenure are further indications of the true character of the DPR.
Politics has become simply a commodity to be traded. Democracy now deals only with buying and selling. The government and the DPR\'s agreement to revise the Legislative Institutions (MD3) Law, covering the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR), the House of Representatives (DPR), the Regional Representatives Council (DPD) and the Regional Legislative Council (DPRD), is a glaring example of how the character of power works in the division of power. The revision of the MD3 Law increases the number of MPR leaders from five to10.