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Islam, Democracy and Human Rights in Contemporary Indonesia151This statement conveys that, in science, truth cannot bedetermined by the number of people who believe in something%u2014 by mass authority or institutional dogma %u2014 such as apolitical decision in parliament.Rather, truth is determined by the sanity of reasoning, thestrength of logic, and evidence, even if it comes from a singleindividual.In other words, one spark of reason or independent thoughtcan be far more valuable than a thousand opinions of politiciansor rulers who merely follow their lust for power without criticalthinking.May the voice of truth concerning the dangers posed byArticle 47 of Government Regulation No. 28 of 2022 guide theHonorable Justices of the Supreme Court to make a decisiongrounded in love for truth, not love for power.Article 2: The Closed Proportional Election System isConsidered in Accordance with the Mandate of the 1945Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia%u201cThe integrity of an election system rests on trust%u2014trustthat every vote matters, and that the process is fair,transparent, and free from fear%u201d.It is truly an invaluable honor for me to stand here beforethe Chief Justice, Members of the Constitutional Court, and allof you to present my testimony and academic considerationsas an Expert Witness in the field of Human Rights andDemocracy, regarding the petition submitted by the Din LawGroup to the Constitutional Court for a judicial review of Law