Balance of power and accountability

IT was riveting to watch on TV in the last few days about the US Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on President Trump’s nomination of Judge Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court and the testimonies from a lady professor about his alleged sexual assault 35 years ago and his rebuttal against the allegation.

For me as a Malaysian, the US confirmation process shows what our parliament can also do when it establishes the select parliamentary committees as promised in the Pakatan Harapan GE14 Election Manifesto to provide checks and balances on the functions of the government.