Fears charter change will lead to violence

Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 10.15
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Constitutional amendment will lead to violence, according to the majority of respondents to an Abac Poll published on Sunday.

56.1% of those polled said it would be easy for MPs in the government bloc to vote on the charter amendment bill in the third reading, while 43.9% said it would not be easy.

63.4% believed the problem over the constitution would not be easily concluded, while 36.6% thought otherwise.

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jgriff
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Discussion 11 : 10 Dec 2012 at 01.2911
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disc 8 "The last election for new constitution many people's where cheted by military threat and 300 bht if you sign for yes."
And how did TS/PTP get elected? There is a video with TS saying he was giving the reds 500 baht to join a rally.
Money is the only thing that counts in this beautiful country
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Discussion 10 : 09 Dec 2012 at 21.4710
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The fugitive does not care if more Thais are being killed as long as he is being white-washed for his crimes.
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Discussion 9 : 09 Dec 2012 at 17.109
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Disc8 ChrisThai - There was also a poll that said 90% of people thought constitution change was unimportant. As you have pointed out, they have no clue what it is. It doesn't affect their daily lives. And the vast majority (read 'all') have never read it.

The people who want to change it are Peua Thai politicians working for Thaksin. Their sole aim is to whitewash his crimes and let him return without punishment. I don't care if he is popular - he is a criminal and deserves to be in prison.
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Discussion 8 : 09 Dec 2012 at 16.408
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The violence will come from PAD and Democratic Party, not from the majority of Thai people's..This constitution is made for Military and Thai Elite. The last election for new constitution many people's where cheted by military threat and 300 bht if you sign for yes. This I have seen with my own eyes. I rember the words form poor and uneducated old farmers, "I don't understand what they're want but 300 bath is a lot of money for me so they x for yes.
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Discussion 7 : 09 Dec 2012 at 12.567
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In my opinion the government should make a new election for a new constitution valid for the Thai people's. Not as it is now for Thailands Elite.
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Discussion 6 : 09 Dec 2012 at 12.106
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Thaksin has already shown that violence is just fine by preferring it to the early election he was promised .
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Discussion 5 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.565
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The Big Boss does not encourage his dynastic acolytes to listen to anything negative. He wants to be here and sanitised whatever he has done. There is not enough Hyper in the world to do that. He won't, but should, stay where he is and let Thailand develop without his self-interested longing for dreams that will not be met. And now his close crony says there is no terrorism in the South. WOn which cloud is he living?
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Discussion 4 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.334
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Very interesting! Perhaps we are seeing the sunrise of the end of Thaksin. If Thaksin were dumped, Thailand might well be able to re-establish some form of unity. Surely, this must have occurred to Pheu Thai politicians. Thaksin must be desperate to get back in case it really does happen.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.153
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We need to understand the P.Ms mind, she her ministers and the violent reds want Thaksin back, back as a super innocent hero. Do they care about what the polls think. Chalerm has his armed click of police to handle dissent, tear gas shells ready, police trained. The police head installed by the criminal from overseas. Chalerm himself has openly declared that he is Thaksin's servant. The P.M is Thaksins sister, all ministers appointed and approved by various family members of Thaksin. I keep saying, should we allow such a 'de-mock-crazy' to go on until next polling day?
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Discussion 2 : 09 Dec 2012 at 10.322
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42.7% blamed it on politics, 33.4% economic problems and 23.9% social problems. Yet these same Thai voter continue to vote for these leaders that deprive them of happiness. Why in the world would 42.7 percent of the people polled vote for a politicians that would make their life unhappy? Maybe these Thai's better think clearly about this before casting their next vote
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