這是一系列關於新加坡國會的短文之第一回
You may have seen your Member of Parliament (MP) once or more in your life, even if you might not quite remember their names. You may know them as one of those smiling people on large, illuminated billboards who welcome traffic and pedestrians alike to your constituency, night and day.
Perhaps you have seen your MP at some community event, waving and giving out some prized on the stage, no doubt. Perhaps he/she comes to your house to demonstrate concern a few weeks/months before each election. Perhaps you were unfortunate enough to require their assistance during the weekly meet the people sessions.
And most importantly, you know (and this is greatly emphasized) that they manage the local town council to keep the lifts running, the cockroaches dead, and the rubbish from piling up in your neighborhood.
But MPs are not municipal cheerleaders.
Neither are they dispensers of concern to those lacking it.
Nor are they, primarily, town council managers. (or they would become 'Managers of Town', not 'Members of Parliament')
As their title suggests, a MP is elected to represent their constituents in parliament. Ergo, the primary metric by which a MP's performance should be assessed is by their performance (or lack of) in Parliament.
Continued in Part 2
您可能見過您的國會議員，雖然您可能已經忘了他們的名字。
也許您曾看見您的國會議員站在台上揮手，頒發獎狀。
也許您的國會議員曾在選舉前到您家訪問，以表示關懷。
也許您曾需要到每週一次的接見民眾大會求助。
您肯定也知道，國會議員負責管理市鎮理事會。
但國會議員不是市鎮的啦啦隊長；
選國會議員也不是看誰帥誰漂亮；
他們最主要的職責也並不是管理市鎮會。
國會議員就是國會之議員。國會議員是我們在國會中的代表，在國會中代表選民是國會議員最核心的任務。
您的國會議員的工作做得好不好，主要在於他能否最佳地在國會里代表您的利益。
待續
Perhaps you have seen your MP at some community event, waving and giving out some prized on the stage, no doubt. Perhaps he/she comes to your house to demonstrate concern a few weeks/months before each election. Perhaps you were unfortunate enough to require their assistance during the weekly meet the people sessions.
And most importantly, you know (and this is greatly emphasized) that they manage the local town council to keep the lifts running, the cockroaches dead, and the rubbish from piling up in your neighborhood.
But MPs are not municipal cheerleaders.
Neither are they dispensers of concern to those lacking it.
Nor are they, primarily, town council managers. (or they would become 'Managers of Town', not 'Members of Parliament')
As their title suggests, a MP is elected to represent their constituents in parliament. Ergo, the primary metric by which a MP's performance should be assessed is by their performance (or lack of) in Parliament.
Continued in Part 2
您可能見過您的國會議員，雖然您可能已經忘了他們的名字。
也許您曾看見您的國會議員站在台上揮手，頒發獎狀。
也許您的國會議員曾在選舉前到您家訪問，以表示關懷。
也許您曾需要到每週一次的接見民眾大會求助。
您肯定也知道，國會議員負責管理市鎮理事會。
但國會議員不是市鎮的啦啦隊長；
選國會議員也不是看誰帥誰漂亮；
他們最主要的職責也並不是管理市鎮會。
國會議員就是國會之議員。國會議員是我們在國會中的代表，在國會中代表選民是國會議員最核心的任務。
您的國會議員的工作做得好不好，主要在於他能否最佳地在國會里代表您的利益。
待續
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