Suthep ready to quit and join anti-government rally

In any normal democracy having anything but an elected senator would be absurd, however, having elected senators in Thailand is almost the same as having your own personal rubber stamp.

The senate is the last line of scrutiny/defense against un-ethical or megalomaniacal politicians and if the senators are elected, we all know who their allegiance will be to.

The democrats are right to go on the warpath, however, as an aside I fear it will make the amnesty issue slide through almost un-noticed.

I'm guessing you are american. I would point out that the US is NOT the only democratic country. You might make a note to yourself the Canada, the country directly north of the USA is democratic and has an entirely appointed senate. Seems to work well. Being Canadian I will admit to bias.