Not time for charter amendments: Prawit

[webfact]

Not time for charter amendments: Prawit

By The Nation

 

Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said Tuesday that the time is not right for constitutional amendments as the government is giving priority to helping the people affected by floods.

 

Speaking to reporters at the Government House, Prawit said it was not the right time to discuss charter amendments.

 

He was referring to a proposal from the Democrat Party that called for the establishment of a special House committee to study how to “improve” the 2017 charter. The Democrats promised during their election campaign to push for charter amendments to make it more democratic. 

 

“We are now trying to tackle the flood woes. Everything is in turmoil so the issue should be put aside for discussion later,” Prawit said when asked to comment on the Democrat’s proposal.

 

He said the people’s opinions should also be surveyed before the charter is amended because the current constitution had been approved by the public in a national referendum.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30376015

 

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[nikmar]

Considering the government have not and most probably will not vow to stand by the constitution, does it really make a difference?

[PatOngo]

32 minutes ago, webfact said:

Everything is in turmoil

Well at least he got that right!

[wreckingcountry]

Pathetic excuse ! They must think people are idiots ... oops


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[Chang_paarp]

So what will be the next excuse?

It is not like Prawit is risking his watch collection getting wet in the floods. He, like his colleges, make pronouncements from a safe distance and others do the actual work. They might as well do something intellectual like defend a constitution that is somewhat tilted to getting and keeping one or two people in power.

[TooBigToFit]

Why is it so hard for the rotten warped old souls of the world to disappear. They just linger on and on taking away the hope of future generations. And while they stick around their stink attracts more of their kind into their power structures where they develop into fully-grown rotten warped replacements.

[sillyfool]

11 minutes ago, TooBigToFit said:

Why is it so hard for the rotten warped old souls of the world to disappear. They just linger on and on taking away the hope of future generations. And while they stick around their stink attracts more of their kind into their power structures where they develop into fully-grown rotten warped replacements.

you deserve a hug for this comment hahah

[Chazar]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

the current constitution had been approved by the public in a national referendum.

Truly SICK!

[Saint Nick]

"...the current constitution had been approved by the public in a national referendum."

That is one way to see it!

Wrong, but a way to see it!

[timendres]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

“We are now trying to tackle the flood woes. Everything is in turmoil so the issue should be put aside for discussion later,” Prawit said when asked to comment on the Democrat’s proposal.

Since there will always be an endless stream of catastrophic events and turmoil, we know when this proposal will be seriously entertained.

[RichardColeman]

Oh the Irony of this guy saying no time !

[Srikcir]

Thai constitutions are traditionally changed after each coup.

The military is too busy currently and it would look odd for PM Prayut to overthrow a majority pro-military parliament.

[colinneil]

The time is not right for charter amendments, we are too busy topping up our bank accounts.

[yellowboat]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

“We are now trying to tackle the flood woes. Everything is in turmoil so the issue should be put aside for discussion later,”

Lawyer Delay has never lost a case. 

 

There is a portion of the Thai population that deserves to be flogged for allowing this troll to remain in government.