Man: Are you evacuating too Mr?

Legislator: A comparative study!

Jakarta – The mechanism of checks and balances that should be carried out by the House of Representatives (DPR) over the government is progressively disappearing.

Refugee: Wow the new building design... it’s to house us right Mr?

From an opinion piece in the Jakarta daily Kompas titled ‘The House of Representatives and Eradicating Corruption’.

Kid: So what’s crooked, you or the building?

Legislator: The camera.

Kid: So where’s your commitment to the ideal of serving the people’s interests?

Lawmaker: In spite of not turning up for work, falling asleep during hearings, using my position to earn extra on the side, throwing bribes around... nevertheless I do represent the prosperity of the ordinary people...

Man: Going sightseeing Mr?

Legislator: It’s a working visit don’t you know!

Kid: The Republic of Clowns League welcomes the world cup!

Tongue reads Aspiration fund

M Zaid Wahyudi – The growing number of ordinary people’s votes that are needlessly lost is a direct consequence of the application of an increasingly higher parliamentary threshold.