Party-hopping is wrong!

We are falling into a moral and ethical abyss when even a plain, simple, morally and ethically repugnant thing such as party-hopping is being condoned by a large section of the population.

It’s gotten so bad that even those who vehemently opposed party-hopping before are now condoning the action of Dr Mahathir Mohamad who welcomed seven former Umno members into Bersatu’s folds, joining two earlier to take Bersatu’s number of MPs from a mere 13 to 22. And there will be more.

There are now some who are talking about the need to get a two-thirds majority for Pakatan Harapan so that the constitution can be amended to implement major changes for the future.

However, even laws that could be changed by a simple majority have been ...