It is now clear that the government wants to contest the entire election law, and not only in the poor distribution of constituencies. This means that there is a government intention to amend the election law with the particular aim of changing the voting mechanism. It is also clear that the areas’ distribution is unconstitutional, as some claim.

Additionally, the “collective” voting mechanism encourages tribal, sectarian and group zealotry. The proposed solution is to get rid of sectarianism, tribalism and grouping and reduce voting, so that the voter becomes committed to voting for one or two candidates.

Opposing the government for being “alone” in amending the election law is one thing, and opposing the amending of the election law itself is something else. This is what the superficial mentality of the “boycott” followers do not realize.

There is no doubt that there are those who are harmed by, and in opposition to, the current voting mechanism; including the government, of course. There are also the rest of the political powers and Shiite gatherings… that is all except the boycott group.

So, the issue of amending the constituency’s law is a general request, and it may not be as strong as the boycott group’s demands to keep it. Yet there remain Kuwaiti parties who have the same citizenry rights as the boycott group, and also see that it has the right to contest the law, re-legislate it, and make something in the best interest of Kuwaiti citizens.

This is a right and the boycott group claims that the intention is bad. Yet this same claim remains like the contest, shrouded with doubts in it and its intentions, unless the boycott group and its followers are angels and the rest of Kuwaitis are devils.

Contesting the election law is everyone’s right, both citizen and boycott member alike. Let us imagine that the rest of the political field and citizens gathered and applied political pressure, just like the boycott group. After all, they would be exercising their rights as citizens, just as the boycott group is. Is not the government supposed to listen to them, just like it is expected to listen and bow to the boycott group? Or is the boycott group once again different? – Al-Qabas