New Constitution Campaign Gets Over 50,000 Signatures Before Deadline

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A RUSHED campaign launched by Internet Dialogue on Law Reform (iLaw) and other activist groups to get the public to sign on paper petitioning the new government to introduce a referendum on whether a completely new constitution should be written managed to get more that 50,000 signatures before 8 p.m. deadline today (Aug. 25), Matichon newspaper said.

 

The campaign, entitled “Completely write a new one, vote 100%” and hashtagged #conforall, was quickly kicked off after the Election Commission earlier this week said an e-petition backed by 53,500 people was not acceptable with supporters having to sign on paper that they want a referendum on this issue.

 

Volunteers had set up tables at various locations since yesterday morning to get enough signatures for the petition including Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Chulalongkorn University’s political science faculty, cafes, restaurants and BTS stations.

 

by TNR Staff

TOP: Mr. Yingcheep Atchanon, iLaw’s director, giving the thumbs up after over 52,900 people signed the petition. Photo: Matichon

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/08/25/new-constitution-campaign-gets-over-50000-signatures-before-deadline/

 

-- THAI NEWSROOM 2023-08-26

 

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[hotchilli]

Good news, lets see how EC handles this one.

[ikke1959]

Good to hear... I hope that the new constitution will have an article that everybody is the same for the law... no matter what sex, religion, skin color, position( work and social), sexual preference, poor or rich etc etc... The laws are the same for everyone who is in Thailand long or short... It would the first step to hold corruption

[kingstonkid]

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

Good to hear... I hope that the new constitution will have an article that everybody is the same for the law... no matter what sex, religion, skin color, position( work and social), sexual preference, poor or rich etc etc... The laws are the same for everyone who is in Thailand long or short... It would the first step to hold corruption

Funnyman that's what it says now.  It's the interpretation that may be lacking 

[retarius]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Good news, lets see how EC handles this one.

First words of the new constitution should be 'get rid of the politicised EC, CC and Senate"