PM vows to support changes to Constitution

By The Nation

 

Prayut Chan-o-cha, left, and Anupong Paochinda

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday he would support amending the Constitution, as well as any other laws deemed problematic.

 

“I am ready to support it [amendment of the Constitution]. Some laws have problems. We have to follow procedures. I have no conflict with anyone. Today we are the government of the whole country,” General Prayut told reporters at Government House.

 

Asked if constitutional amendment would form part of his new government’s policies, the PM said only: “It’s not ready now. You will see the policies when the final draft is finished.”

 

Critics and opposition politicians have assailed certain provisions in the Constitution, which has been in force since 2017, as going against democratic principles.

 

The Democrat Party, a key partner of the Prayut-led coalition government, is reportedly pushing for constitutional amendment to be included in the administration’s policy statement to be announced to Parliament on July 25.

 

Interior Minister Anupong Paochinda said on Monday that in his view, amendment of the Constitution was a matter for Parliament, not the government.

 

“The prime minister just offered his support. The government cannot start the process of amending the Constitution. It’s because we are the administrative branch,” General Anupong said.

 

He also said that the government would definitely not oppose any parliamentary motion seeking to amend the charter.

 

“But the people must be asked first,” Anupong said, referring to a public referendum.

 

The current charter, which replaces the one abolished following the 2014 military coup, was supported by most voters in an August 2016 referendum.

 

Anupong said he did not think the matter would cause any dispute within the government, despite certain coalition partners already promising their supporters to amend the Constitution.

 

“All the government parties will have to discuss this as we work together. We will have to find a consensus. Nobody can get everything they want,” he said, without elaborating.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372995

 

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37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Nobody can get everything they want,

he said, without elaborating.

 

But some can get far more than others!

the only question in this referendum should be "would you like to revert to the 1996 version"

Pinocchio spoke. He beginning to catch up with Trump litany of lies. 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Nobody can get everything they want,”

 

....Except me, of course.

 

 

 

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

― George Orwell

Any laws deemed problematic should be easy to rectify just ask the ministry of problematic laws to send volumes 1-44 and burn them????

17 hours ago, webfact said:

Nobody can get everything they want,”

hmm, Prawit got his watches...

18 hours ago, webfact said:

“But the people must be asked first,”

Like with the junta's dissolution of the 2007 Constitution and replacement with its 2014 Interim Charter?

Of course he would support any further constitutional change if it meant further potential for enriching himself, his cronies, the Elite and you know who.  Naturally any constitutional changes that would dramatically provide opportunities for the poorest and least well equipped to deal with everyday issues would be totally rejected by him.

Of course he supports changing the constitution, he changed it between the referendum and the final endorsement. So why not again?

Just reenact the "People's Constitution", amending the current one is a hopeless task. Don't like that? Thought so.