The Cabinet today decided that the live telecast of the Q&A session of Parliament sittings will continue after all, however, MPs are warned that it may be stopped if they ‘misbehave’.

While this is good news to all of us, why must MPs be given the ‘warning’? After all, what happened on Wednesday was not the first time. It had happened before in the previous Parliament sittings. Quarrels between MPs from opposing sides were nothing new.

Remember the monkey show in the last Parliament involving M. Kayveas (BN - Taiping) against Lim Kit Siang (DAP - Ipoh Timur) and Fong Po Kuan (DAP - Batu Gajah)? Remember the yelling of bloody racist by Nazri Aziz (BN - Padang Rengas) against M. Kulasegaran (DAP - Ipoh Barat) in the last Parliament? How about the bocor sexist remarks by Mohd Said (BN - Jasin) and Bung Mokhtar (BN - Kinabatangan) against Fong Po Kuan?

Come on! Whether or not there is a live telecast or not, quarrels between MPs do happen from time to time. What’s wrong with the public getting to view it on TV?

The Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Information Minister Ahmad Shabeery Cheek want the 30-minute live telecast of the Q&A session in Parliament to be canceled, all because of the fiery session on Wednesday with name callings and quarrel between Barisan Nasional, Pakatan Rakyat and an Independent MP.

But why? That is not a good reason to stop the live telecast! The people has the right to know the on-goings in the Parliament. Rather than cancelling it, the live telecast should be extended! A 90-minute live telecast of the Q&A in the morning and perhaps another 90-minute live telecast in the afternoon for the tabling of motion or debating will be more appropriate!