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Though none may listen, law experts go through democratic motions on Thai charter


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Though None May Listen, Law Experts Go Through Democratic Motions on Charter
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer

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Audience members at a Chulalongkorn University seminar display their opposition Feb. 8 to the junta-sponsored draft charter in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — A dozen men and women stoically push on, deliberating what should be amended in nearly every article of law proposed for the kingdom’s future. While they could almost be mistaken for members of the junta-appointed Constitution Drafting Committee, they are not.

What’s more, these shadow framers, who’ve labored over proposals to improve the proposed constitution before it goes to voters in July, are all but resigned to the fact their recommendations will be ignored by the committee’s real framers. Yet they go on, believing their parallel process of deliberation is one they are duty-bound to complete and essential to a functioning democracy.

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1455699100

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-- Khaosod English 2016-02-18

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It is a good sign that sections of the Thai population are standing up for their rights and are no longer willing to just accept a junta framed charter to give the military over riding power above those elected.

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It is a good sign that sections of the Thai population are standing up for their rights and are no longer willing to just accept a junta framed charter to give the military over riding power above those elected.

Rights? What rights?

The people have no rights in Thailand.

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"Yet they go on, believing their parallel process of deliberation is one they are duty-bound to complete and essential to a functioning democracy."

Then why do they bother since this is certainly not a functioning democracy???

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"Yet they go on, believing their parallel process of deliberation is one they are duty-bound to complete and essential to a functioning democracy."

Then why do they bother since this is certainly not a functioning democracy???

.. All for show, and the international audience.

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