Court Dismisses Petition against Election Commission

[snoop1130]

 

BANGKOK, Aug 27 (TNA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed a petition accusing the Election Commission (EC) of attempting to overthrow the democratic system of government with the King as Head of State by issuing regulations that allegedly allowed for widespread senatorial electoral fraud.

 

The petitioner had argued that the EC’s regulations for the Senate election had created loopholes that allowed unqualified candidates, particularly from vulnerable groups, to participate. The petitioner claimed that this had undermined the integrity of the electoral process.

 

Photo: Thai News Agency

 

Full story: Thai News Agency 2024-08-27

 

 

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[dinsdale]

Every now and again something surprises me. This doesn't. One bunch of corrupt dinosaurs protecting another with both their jobs being to protect the military royalist establishment's power and money.

[ikke1959]

Both institutions are the speaktube of the one so they are untouchable

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Both institutions are the speaktube of the one so they are untouchable

The elites MO.... 

[jippytum]

These legal objections seem to be a waste of time. Most cases are dismissed. If accepted they usually  take years to enact. Not so however in the Move forward case.... INJUSTICE was swift to protect those now in government. 

[Srikcir]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The petitioner claimed that this had undermined the integrity of the electoral process.

You can't undermine something that doesn't exist.

The 2014 military coup undermined the integrity of the electoral process prescribed by the 2007 Constitution but was unchallenged by the EC, CC and sustained by "others."

[Kerryd]

And example of how blind - or at least short-sighted - the people who seemed to want the Chinese to take over Thailand are.

China does not abide by democracy. Look at all their puppet states. Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar. And the ones they have their hooks firmly planted in, like North Korea and Pakistan.

And there's three more things the Chinese do not abide by.
A free press (and freedom of speech). 
Religion.
Monarchy.

We can't speak about the last one of course.

It took them a few years after they gained full control over Hong Kong, but they were finally able to shut down the last "free press" media outlet  in Hong Kong a few years ago.
And passed a law that all internet traffic would be monitored. (That was brought up when we learned that this site had been sold and was going to be run from a location in Hong Kong.)

It was in the news (last year ?) about a baker in Hong Kong being arrested for making a "Tiananmen Square" cake for a customer and two years ago a prominent Chinese "influencer" had his podcast cut off in mid-stream after he showed an "ice cream treat" that sort of looked like a tank - on 3 June 2022 - the day before the 33rd anniversary of Tiananmen Square.

(It caused quite a stir as the guy apparently has - or had - over 170 million followers. He didn't resume streaming until 20 Sept with no explanation for why he was off-line for so long.)

They actually have censors monitoring live stream podcasts and the ability to shut them down with the push of a button if they think something is being said (or shown) that the Communists don't want the general population to know about.

And we know what happened to the Dalai Lama (and is still going on).

(But no worries they'll just turn all the temples into Casinos and no one will say a word.)

And the signs that they are digging their hooks into Thailand are literally in the news almost every day - but are overlooked because most people just ignore any news that doesn't directly affect them. And if it's news that might have some minor impact on their lives it's usually forgotten within a few days - or by the time the next "footie" match is on the tele.

I once had someone try to tell me there was no such thing as a "slippery slope". He was one of those people who thought that - being a (former) Air Force pilot - he was smarter than everyone else.
But he was also one of those people who didn't study any history and often made comments on subjects that were easily proven wrong - but he expected people to just assume he knew what he was talking about.
And in his mind, if something doesn't happen within a week, then that means it's never going to happen. Because he didn't have the intelligence to put two and two together unless they both happened within his limited attention span.

Things these days don't start with a "shock and awe blitzkrieg" like they used to. 
They start with slow, planned agendas that can take decades or longer to achieve a goal.

The Russian annexation of Crimea and the insurgency in Eastern Ukraine had been going on for over a decade before the Russians outright invaded in Feb 2022). They started by seeding insurgents, dissidents and even troops (in civilian clothing) into the regions, whose purpose in the beginning was to stir up anti-Ukraine/pro-Russian sentiments, then escalating into violent protests and riots. Russia was able to use their proxies to hold a (disputed) referendum that they claim gave them the authority to move in and annex Crimea in 2014.

They were doing the same thing in other parts of Eastern Ukraine as well but not as successfully so they turned the slippery slope into a cliff and just outright invaded the country.

Most of Europe is on a slippery slope as well. But again, many don't see it because if it doesn't directly affect them, or doesn't happen in the short time span between "footie" matches, then they ignore it.

But when you see all the reports of all the violent protests and riots in so many European cities, it's not hard to identify the slope they are on. One side is trying to make that slope steeper and the other side is trying to stop the slope from turning into a cliff.

The slope Thailand is on is similar, but with a different protagonist and agenda. 
But the methodology is the same. 
Start slow, dig your hooks in, make the slope steeper and harder to stop. Start pushing your agenda using the proxies you've put firmly in your pocket. Use them to make changes and decisions that favour you while putting them on an even steeper slope.
Eventually they won't be able to sneeze without getting your permission first and by then it's too late.

But I'm sure everyone will be more than happy when Thailand becomes another Cambodia - or Myanmar.

 

[sammieuk1]

There will surely be a general in the planning stages of making himself much richer under the guise of stabilization of the hen house  🤔

[Hunz Kittisak]

49 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

And example of how blind - or at least short-sighted - the people who seemed to want the Chinese to take over Thailand are.

China does not abide by democracy. Look at all their puppet states. Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar. And the ones they have their hooks firmly planted in, like North Korea and Pakistan.

And there's three more things the Chinese do not abide by.
A free press (and freedom of speech). 
Religion.
Monarchy.

We can't speak about the last one of course.

It took them a few years after they gained full control over Hong Kong, but they were finally able to shut down the last "free press" media outlet  in Hong Kong a few years ago.
And passed a law that all internet traffic would be monitored. (That was brought up when we learned that this site had been sold and was going to be run from a location in Hong Kong.)

It was in the news (last year ?) about a baker in Hong Kong being arrested for making a "Tiananmen Square" cake for a customer and two years ago a prominent Chinese "influencer" had his podcast cut off in mid-stream after he showed an "ice cream treat" that sort of looked like a tank - on 3 June 2022 - the day before the 33rd anniversary of Tiananmen Square.

(It caused quite a stir as the guy apparently has - or had - over 170 million followers. He didn't resume streaming until 20 Sept with no explanation for why he was off-line for so long.)

They actually have censors monitoring live stream podcasts and the ability to shut them down with the push of a button if they think something is being said (or shown) that the Communists don't want the general population to know about.

And we know what happened to the Dalai Lama (and is still going on).

(But no worries they'll just turn all the temples into Casinos and no one will say a word.)

And the signs that they are digging their hooks into Thailand are literally in the news almost every day - but are overlooked because most people just ignore any news that doesn't directly affect them. And if it's news that might have some minor impact on their lives it's usually forgotten within a few days - or by the time the next "footie" match is on the tele.

I once had someone try to tell me there was no such thing as a "slippery slope". He was one of those people who thought that - being a (former) Air Force pilot - he was smarter than everyone else.
But he was also one of those people who didn't study any history and often made comments on subjects that were easily proven wrong - but he expected people to just assume he knew what he was talking about.
And in his mind, if something doesn't happen within a week, then that means it's never going to happen. Because he didn't have the intelligence to put two and two together unless they both happened within his limited attention span.

Things these days don't start with a "shock and awe blitzkrieg" like they used to. 
They start with slow, planned agendas that can take decades or longer to achieve a goal.

The Russian annexation of Crimea and the insurgency in Eastern Ukraine had been going on for over a decade before the Russians outright invaded in Feb 2022). They started by seeding insurgents, dissidents and even troops (in civilian clothing) into the regions, whose purpose in the beginning was to stir up anti-Ukraine/pro-Russian sentiments, then escalating into violent protests and riots. Russia was able to use their proxies to hold a (disputed) referendum that they claim gave them the authority to move in and annex Crimea in 2014.

They were doing the same thing in other parts of Eastern Ukraine as well but not as successfully so they turned the slippery slope into a cliff and just outright invaded the country.

Most of Europe is on a slippery slope as well. But again, many don't see it because if it doesn't directly affect them, or doesn't happen in the short time span between "footie" matches, then they ignore it.

But when you see all the reports of all the violent protests and riots in so many European cities, it's not hard to identify the slope they are on. One side is trying to make that slope steeper and the other side is trying to stop the slope from turning into a cliff.

The slope Thailand is on is similar, but with a different protagonist and agenda. 
But the methodology is the same. 
Start slow, dig your hooks in, make the slope steeper and harder to stop. Start pushing your agenda using the proxies you've put firmly in your pocket. Use them to make changes and decisions that favour you while putting them on an even steeper slope.
Eventually they won't be able to sneeze without getting your permission first and by then it's too late.

But I'm sure everyone will be more than happy when Thailand becomes another Cambodia - or Myanmar.

 

History has shown how Thailand always been able to play both sides. 
First with the colonists and later during WWII.

I think  they’ll carry on playing China against US and vice versa and do just ok

[MikeandDow]

 

39 minutes ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

History has shown how Thailand always been able to play both sides. 
First with the colonists and later during WWII.

I think  they’ll carry on playing China against US and vice versa and do just ok

If you call surrendering to the Japanese  playing both sides 

[Denim]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday unanimously dismissed a petition accusing the Election Commission (EC) of attempting to overthrow the democratic system of government

 

 

Also known as ' you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours '

 

[Gottfrid]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

by issuing regulations that allegedly allowed for widespread senatorial electoral fraud.

No need to issue regulations for such activities, as it´s already deep rooted and a regular part of the society.