Poll: Bill delay backed

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Published: 3 Jun 2012 at 11.19
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A majority of people agree with House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont for postponing the deliberation of the reconciliation bill indefinitely, Suan Dusit Poll revealed on Sunday.

The poll was conducted on 1,134 people in Bangkok and nearby provinces between June 1-2 to gauge their opinion on what happened in the House of Representatives on Thursday and Friday.

On the melee in the House chamber, 53.57 per cent of the respondents said they have became tired of and lost faith in MPs, 35.71 per cent thought what happened had severely affected the image and reputation of the country, and 10.72 per cent said MPs who misbehaved should be punished and measures should be taken to prevent a recurrence of it.

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englishbob
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Discussion 7 : 04 Jun 2012 at 03.167
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Disc 6 Johninbkk - your credibility has dropped immensely since you started supporting Thaksin blindly. I had respect for you before, but your comments lately have been so outrageously pro-corruption I have change my opinion.

You are arguing semantics now. Let the referendum be on amnesty for political crimes vs common white collar corruption. Thaksin is guilty. Not because of a strongly-held moral principle but because of a lust for money (and power). If you think differently, you are fooling yourself and no-one else.
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Discussion 6 : 03 Jun 2012 at 21.096
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englishbob 1 - The law states, "A referendum shall not be held on an issue specifically relating to any individual or group of persons." All stop.
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Discussion 5 : 03 Jun 2012 at 19.545
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Discussion 4: I can't believe I am reading that from this poster. You really think that would fly with Thaksin? You DO know why the bill has presented in the form it has been, right?
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Discussion 4 : 03 Jun 2012 at 16.254
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Maybe it's better to just remove the amnesty section of the bill and move on with changing the constitution and laws back to the people. Maybe the DP and PAD would agree with this or would they.
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Discussion 3 : 03 Jun 2012 at 14.143
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Forget the fugitives agenda and suddenly there is no need for any reconciliation .
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Discussion 2 : 03 Jun 2012 at 11.522
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Perhaps the best way ahead to resolve this reconciliation issue is to re-word it to reflect that passing this bill would not in any manner benefit Thaksin. The Democrats and PAD might actually find this agreeable and tensions would be defused. Any counter move by Puea Thai MPs would certainly make it evident to the Thai people who Thaksin has control of. Just a suggestion.
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Discussion 1 : 03 Jun 2012 at 11.261
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So my suggestion of a referendum might not be such a bad idea.
In principle I agree with a bill that eases tensions... However, I can't foresee any situation where Thaksin returns unpunished and tensions are diminished.

Time to put him out to pasture.
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