Bukannya sudah dulu dengan RIS dan gagal? --- In [email protected], "Sunny" <ambon@...> wrote: > > Refl: Bagaimana kalau dibikin negara federal? > > http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesians-want-more-power-given-to-regional-representatives-council-survey/500760?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jgnewsletter > > > Indonesians Want More Power Given to Regional Representatives Council: Survey > > Agus Triyono | February 27, 201 > > Indonesians want more power granted to the Regional Representatives Council > to counterbalance the authority of the House of Representatives, a study by > the Indonesian Survey Institute suggests. > > The institute known as the LSI surveyed 1,220 respondents across the country > from Dec. 7 to 18 and found that 61 percent said the council, or DPD, should > be given the power to deliberate and draft new laws together with the House > of Representatives (DPR). > > Hendro Prasetyo, LSIâs research director, said 71 percent of respondents > âwant the DPD together with the DPR to scrutinize the RAPBN [state budget > proposal],â and 64 percent âwant the DPD to be involved in electing > public officials.â > > The survey comes after the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) arrested > two former members of the House Budget Committee, the Democratic Partyâs > Muhammad Nazaruddin and National Mandate Party (PAN) politician Wa Ode > Nurhayati. > > A third former Budget Committee member, Democrat Angelina Sondakh, was named > a graft suspect but has not been arrested. > > The arrests seemed to affirm longstanding accusations that budgets had been > manipulated and projects directed to the highest bidder. > > The Houseâs power to elect top public officials has also come under > scrutiny after 28 former and sitting lawmakers were arrested and jailed for > taking bribes linked to the appointment of Bank Indonesia senior deputy > governor Miranda Goeltom in 2004. > > The DPD has for years sought to amend the Constitution to give itself more > powers and put it on an equal footing with the House. Its powers now are > limited to advising the House on regional issues. > > Proposed constitutional changes outlined in a draft bill recently completed > by the council include curtailing the legislative role of the executive > branch, providing the DPD with the power to impeach the head of state and > allowing independent candidates not supported by political parties to run in > presidential elections. > > Last July, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said he âaccepted the > proposal of the DPD regarding the need for a constitutional amendment. > > âIt is always possible to amend the Constitution. ⦠It can be amended for > the changing times, the needs of the state and for the urgency of > development.â > > The president also said the decision on an amendment rested with the > Peopleâs Consultative Assembly (MPR), which brings together members of the > House and the DPD and is the nationâs highest lawmaking body. He also said > public opinion would be considered. > > But a month later, the president appeared to backtrack, saying âthe > Constitution should not be amended because of the interests of political > elites.â > > LSIâs Hendro said 65 percent of those surveyed agreed with the notion of > changing the Constitution to provide greater power to the DPD > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
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