Senate deputy chairman says Pita “unlikely to get 5 votes” from senators

[MikeandDow]

15 minutes ago, candide said:

Sorry to play the fun spoiler again, but in order to amend the constitution, the approval of 2/3 of Senators is required.

Yes under this constitution, Payut did not, he torn the last constitution up so why MFP can not do the same, its a mickey mouse democrisy in thailand,  Payut or Prawit might even be the next PM if they get nominated, crazy system, how can a pm from a diffent party lead a diffrent caucus of mps only in thailand!!!!!

 

[BenStark]

46 minutes ago, MikeandDow said:

Payut or Prawit might even be the next PM if they get nominated,

They will not, the weed dealer from Buriram will be the next PM, and there will be blood on the streets

[Caldera]

Hopefully a few more of those senators will grow a spine.

[madmitch]

1 hour ago, candide said:

Sorry to play the fun spoiler again, but in order to amend the constitution, the approval of 2/3 of Senators is required.

But these senators are gone in a year. I'm sure they can wait that long to rip up the current constitution.

[BenStark]

1 minute ago, madmitch said:

But these senators are gone in a year. I'm sure they can wait that long to rip up the current constitution.

If the election get nullified, which I think is still in the books, the current caretaker government remains in power until new elections can be held.

 

If they can remain in power for another year, they will be able to seat a new senate of unelected senators.

[candide]

4 minutes ago, madmitch said:

But these senators are gone in a year. I'm sure they can wait that long to rip up the current constitution.

Fun spoiler again sorry! Please remember the basic principle of Thai politics: appointed people appoint each other.

 

So, according to the Constitution (constitution which cannot be changed without approval of 2/3 of the appointed Senate), the next batch of Senators will be selected by panels and committees. These committees are dominated, by definition in the constitution, by appointed people (such as appointed heads of agencies, all appointed or vetted by the junta). Moreover, who will appoint the committee members? The EC (appointed or vetted by the Junta)

 

You may think, OK, let's be patient and wait for changes in the EC! But who will select or approve the new EC members? The Senate!

 

And around it goes!

 

 

[jacko45k]

8 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

he torn the last constitution up so why MFP can not do the same

Bad way to start don't you think? 

[herfiehandbag]

17 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

The Thai people voted for this NO sympathy, its there mess

 

16 hours ago, hotchilli said:

The people let them do it... the older generation were so lethargic.

If I remember, any opposition or debate on the offered constitution was stifled, no alternative was on offer and it was not exactly enthusiastically endorsed. In known " opposition supporting areas" (cue, perhaps, hysterical comments about "red villages") it was made very difficult to vote.

 

The constitutional referendum was actually little more than a smoke and mirrors trick.