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Yes, anyone unfamiliar with the 'Thai Way' read right: graft charges for trying to make a partly appointed legislature fully elected. Has so many westerners outraged and up in arms, via the keyboard

I think that if you look more carefully you will find that it's for how it was done, not generically drafting a law.

So you agree, as the Constitution Court stated, that the PTP in proposing this amendment

"sought to “overthrow the democratic regime of government with the King as Head of State under this Constitution or to acquire the power to rule the country by any means which is not in accordance with the modes provided in this [2007] Constitution.” ?

Please tell me how this would occur and while you're at it tell me why the CC took no action against the PTP for this treasonous act? You're either overthrowing a State or you're not, there is no halfway house.

To most intelligent enquiring minds this would indicate a Constitutional Court that has gone way beyond their remit and constantly making more and more contentious interpretations of the Constitution.

That is why the PTP treat the CC with disdain.

The PTP is quite aware that the CC is one of the few remaining endependent organisations and resents this.

For the record, saying that the chnages are unconstitutional and kicking the bill out is not punitive.

Cheating on the vote and hacking about with the act whilst it is going through parliament are 2 completely different matters - both of which show the governments contempy for democracy and should be punished to the maximum.

A fine, upstanding chap, exemplary officer of the law.

This seems to happen a lot. Someone need to put out a list of who does what, so cases go to the right court. No it's not mine, it's his, no it's your.

One would think that the government, with all its legislative authority and experts to hand such as the council of state would be able to:-

a) Ensure that every candidate that was put forward for election was in fact elligible

Ensure that they lodged their complaints at the right court

How about stopping the buses loaded with protesters before they get to Bangkok?

All the southern rent-a-thugs could be stopped long before reaching Bangkok.

Knock down stages blocking public streets. (offer other venues, parks, stadiums etc.

cut their power.

Shut down their media.

Actually DO something.

I think somebody put something in your spinach

"Security guards later surrounded the man and led him out of the room. After the heckler has been removed, Mr. Abhisit told the crowd that such harassment is a reason why the upcoming election on 2 February 2014 would not be a fair one."

Yes, we can't have people voicing their opinions just before an election, or at any time under the SuDems!

Certainly can't in Chiang Mai, that's for sure.

Useful well thought out constructive post, very impressive.

He's quite correct.

Apart from murdering Democrat candidates and preventing canvassing as well as attacking gay marches, the red chirts in CM have a whole list of offences against democracy the most recent of which was throwing rocks at a PDRC protest.

"follow HM King Bhumibol's speech which advised Thais to perform their duty and live together peacefully".

Now would that be the most decent and respectful thing Suthep? Tell your little temper tantrum throwing thugs to go home and live in peace as you have been asked to do.

Show some respect

Perhaps you can remind us of what the PTP government did just a few hours after the speech by threatening and intimidating the protesters.

Respect? Go ask Aretha Franklin

I'm sure the EC will say that selling rice can continue

And that further loans are not permitted at this stage.

Yingluck and the Coconuts?

Nobbled by lies?

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Democracy.... what a joke. Military shouldn't have a voice.

How many are there in the PTP government?

How many Police too?

You're right of course

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The red shirts should be asking themselves what to do now the woman they got married to has hoist the jolly Roger, donned a pointy hat and cancelled their ATM cards.

When they've figured that out they should then be asking themselves how it is that the inimitable and despicable Suthep is trying to divorce their wife, burn the jolly Roger and become more popular

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If you pay much heed to the police reports, he was shot at from multiple directions at the same time through the same entry and exit wound.

I think that all on here agree that the reform council cannot be of Suthep's chosing and neither can it be a PTP function.

The question is "who can facilitate the reforms to everybody's satisfaction?"

Maybe the army chief is the answer

They should have handicap and LGBT candidate to represent verity back ground of the nation .

LGBT will only be contesting bi-elections

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kid talk

What have goats got to do with it?

The Khao Pat Poo administration

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Thais be proud of your government

Almost top of the heap in teen pregnancies

Almost top of the heap in road deaths

Almost top of the heap in being useless in English

Almost top of the heap in corruption

Used to be top of the heap in rice exports

Almost top of the heap in copyright violations

Almost top of the heap in domestic debt

An ode to PTP - screw the people and give me the cash

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Many of the replies to the OP fail to give credit to Yingluck, who speaks much better English than her elder brother. Well done Ms Shinawatra.

Thus spaketh Thaksinistra

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Arch fascist

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