Reform Council members won't be swayed by NCPO, Thai Army chief says

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Reform Council members won't be swayed by junta, Army chief says
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- MEMBERS of the National Reform Council (NRC) will use their own judgement when they vote on the draft charter and they won't be swayed by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) or the Cabinet, the Army Chief General Udomdej Sitabutr has said.

Udomdej, who is also the deputy defence minister, said there has been no interference so far because the two councils and the Cabinet have unique roles.

For example, the NCPO had to implement a nine-point strategy to move the country forward after the political deadlock in May 2014, as the strategy supports the work of the Cabinet.

The NRC members will have to make their own decision on endorsing the new constitution and a national referendum, he said.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has made remarks about a general election being held this year, but Udomdej said there are worries about a delay because of the possible need to hold a referendum.

On the latest speculation about a counter-coup, Udomdej said such baseless undercurrents are aimed at sowing the seeds of dissent in the military and society at large.

No counter-coup

"I can say that every unit responsible for national security has no such thinking. We're part of the government. I think the rumour mongers don't want the transition to be smooth.

"We have meetings with the Cabinet every week.

"This kind of rumour is not good and hurts the country's economy and tourism."

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Reform-Council-members-wont-be-swayed-by-junta-Arm-30262315.html

-- The Nation 2015-06-15

[BigBadGeordie]

Well that it sorted then, the good General has stated the NCPO "won't be swayed" and that " there has been no interference SO FAR".

All is well in LaLa Land.

[Bannum opinions]

"......after the political deadlock in May 2014."

Just another "Anti-Democratism"

In a Democracy, there is no "political deadlock"...Disagreements perhaps, but not deadlocks. As messy as it may seem sometimes, Democracy and Parliamentary procedures have a means to move things along...Unless of course, people don't want to move things along...Anti-democrats saw that to their disadvantage.....Hence their lackeys in the Election Commission cancelled elections, the anti-democrats created havoc then blamed others for their havoc, justifying their grab for power....One side of the political divide creating havoc does not political deadlock make....I mean, how is it that an electoral and Parliamentary minority can create political deadlock...Doesn't make sense.

The only Political deadlock in mature Democracies that come to mind is when there is no Parliamentary majority, thereby enabling all sides to prevent progress...Even then, an election will usually rectify the matter....In Thailand they are cancelled.

This skewed way of looking at things is similar to them considering Political debate as being "Conflict", Parliamentary Majority as being "Parliamentary dictatorship", Governmental decisions using their voter-bestowed parliamentary majority as being dictatorial, etc.

In all of this, voters are disdainfully ignored at best, but mostly held in contempt, denigrated and demonized. Paid-for-dolts selecting criminal politicians...Anti-democratisms to the extreme.........One thing for sure, this Bangkok-centric electoral minority does not lack for arrogance.

And now people are to believe these types will conduct a professional referendum, to approve their screwed up 'view of the world".

Yeah right.

Edited June 15, 2015 by Bannum opinions

[oneday]

"...Udomdej, who is also the deputy defence minister, said there has been no interference so far because the two councils and the Cabinet have unique roles..."

Um-huh, if you say so.

[Srikcir]

"No counter-coup ...We're part of the government."

Just as the military was part of the Yingluck and Thaksin governments?

In fact the Thai military holds "extra-constitutionality" which means it is soveriegn unto itself apart from the supposed sovereignty of the Thai people. What Udomdej means that the military is part of the JUNTA government and under the same CHAIN OF COMMAND.

And when the Thai majority threatens the military sovereignty, the military overthrows the elected governments to reinforce its own sovereignty.

Thailand is one nation under two conflicting sovereignties. There is nothing in the Junta's reform agenda that will resolve that disparity except to fully control the power of Thai people's sovereignty.

[RustBucket]

Here is the irony.........

Had there never been a six month protest and a coup in the first place, then there would have been an election this year anyway.

If there had just been a series of weekly protests against corruption and the rice scheme etc instead of one big long grinding protest the PTP government and rice scheme along with all their 2011 populist policies would have laid in tatters and it would have been very very difficult for Yingluck and Co to be voted back into power.

Could you imagine the state of the rice scheme had it still been running now?.... It would be in hoc for probably a trillion baht and another 10 million tonnes laid rotting in the warehouses. Farmes would not have been paid, unless more money was borrowed to throw at them and the banks would either be going bust or refusing loans to the government.

One could assume the Democrats would have had a very good chance of getting that shower of crap out of power naturally through their mass incompetence and failure in all aspects of government.