THERE was one easy prediction last week: the Supreme Court's decision to grant Akbar Tandjung's appeal. Yet we failed to predict Muhammadiyah's support for Amien Rais' candidacy for this year's presidential elections. The announcement was made after a plenary meeting of Muhammadiyah leaders in Yogyakarta—the city where Amien lived before joining the national political arena.

Three questions are worth asking here: has Muhammadiyah now enter