Perhaps the SAF should overthrow the Familee LeeGime instead of overthrowing an opposition led government 
http://singaporedino.blogspot.com/2009/09/duty-of-saf-soldiers-to-disobey-illegal.html
SAF must disobey any order to overthrow opposition-led government
MM Lee has still not renounced his statement that if there's a freak election result, the army will have to come in to take control.
It is shameful that a senior leader of our country can declare that he will sabotage a government freely elected by the people just because he thinks it's a "freak" result. I strongly condemn MM Lee for such arrogance.
Every NS Man has taken the SAF Pledge:
We, members of the Singapore Armed Forces,
do sincerely pledge that we will always bear true faith and
allegiance to the President and the Republic of Singapore.
We will always support and defend the Constitution. We will preserve and protect the honour and independence of our country with our lives.
The SAF is not obligated to act as Lee Kuan Yew's or the PAP's private army to do as they please. Our soldiers sacrifice two years or their lives and years of reservist duty to protect our country, not to subvert citizens' choice of government just because one man doesn't like it.
Even though the SAF's top brass has close links with the PAP, they are first and foremost soldiers pledging allegiance to the President and the Republic of Singapore, and to defend the Constitution. Under no circumstances must they order the rank and file soldiers to overthrow a freely elected government.
Even if they did, our NS Men have the duty to disobey such clearly illegal orders.
Posted by SgDino at 4:19 PM
1 comments: Seelan Palay said...
Thank you for the insightful blogpost. The Singapore Democrats have featured your post in their blogs of the week section – http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/blogs-of-the-week
4:22 PM
http://singaporedino.blogspot.com/2009/09/duty-of-saf-soldiers-to-disobey-illegal.html
SAF must disobey any order to overthrow opposition-led government
MM Lee has still not renounced his statement that if there's a freak election result, the army will have to come in to take control.
It is shameful that a senior leader of our country can declare that he will sabotage a government freely elected by the people just because he thinks it's a "freak" result. I strongly condemn MM Lee for such arrogance.
Every NS Man has taken the SAF Pledge:
We, members of the Singapore Armed Forces,
do sincerely pledge that we will always bear true faith and
allegiance to the President and the Republic of Singapore.
We will always support and defend the Constitution. We will preserve and protect the honour and independence of our country with our lives.
The SAF is not obligated to act as Lee Kuan Yew's or the PAP's private army to do as they please. Our soldiers sacrifice two years or their lives and years of reservist duty to protect our country, not to subvert citizens' choice of government just because one man doesn't like it.
Even though the SAF's top brass has close links with the PAP, they are first and foremost soldiers pledging allegiance to the President and the Republic of Singapore, and to defend the Constitution. Under no circumstances must they order the rank and file soldiers to overthrow a freely elected government.
Even if they did, our NS Men have the duty to disobey such clearly illegal orders.
Posted by SgDino at 4:19 PM
1 comments: Seelan Palay said...
Thank you for the insightful blogpost. The Singapore Democrats have featured your post in their blogs of the week section – http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/blogs-of-the-week
4:22 PM
