The straw that broke the camel's back

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Firstly, it was the traffic jam caused by the BERSIH (yellow) demo.
I was driving from Bangi to Ampang. The traffic was at a standstill because police barricaded roads into KL. Why the paranoia?
Then, the relatives factor kicked in.
I don't think this is right, but it was still tolerable.
Finally, the cancellation of the use of indelible ink (You can read news about it h e r e).
I heard over the radio that the ink was smuggled in into the northern states from a neighboring country, with intention to sabotage the election. A day later, I saw on television that the use of ink was canceled because of constitutional or legal issues or something like that.
I was confused. First, sabotage. Then, constitution. Which is which? I smelled a big rat. And that did me.
That's my take on PRU 12.

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