Execs vow to swell ranks of Pheu Thai

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Execs vow to swell ranks of Pheu Thai

Wichit denies power struggles have begun

Published: 17 May 2012 at 00.00
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The 111 former executives of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party look set help the Pheu Thai Party sharply increase its membership rolls.

Chaturon: Dissolution curbs needed

Chaturon Chaisaeng, a core member of the 111 Thai Rak Thai Foundation, said the five-year ban, which will expire on May 30, had affected not only the former TRT executives, but also millions of party members who were left without a home when the party was dissolved.

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Discussion 19 : 17 May 2012 at 16.5019
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Discussion 15 geoffo : likewise the DEMs are neither grade A politicians. The Election Commission had proved that the DEMs did accept illegal political donations from a cement company, and misused an election fund that warranted its party dissolution. DEMs were also found to have influenced the Constitution Court in the dissolution case. A video clip is uploaded on Youtube!
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Discussion 18 : 17 May 2012 at 15.5218
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I think most of us who criticize the PTP are not avid supporters of the DEM, we are just pointing out the problems that needs to be address. Some PTP supporters need to admit that PTP has some serious flaws in their policies and the actions that make.
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Discussion 17 : 17 May 2012 at 14.4517
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I wonder how the TRT ever got 14 million members. Did they send a letter to everybody like “Now you are a member or TRT, if you disagree then come to our office in far away and tell us why you don’t want to be a member”?
The 111 politicians were banned because of vote buying from some party members – I guess this is just a minor issue in Thailand’s democracy…
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Discussion 16 : 17 May 2012 at 13.2816
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I think if you are banned from politics, especially in a country with such a large population - and according to PTP/TRT/UDD etc., a country with such a "deep" understanding of democracy - you should be banned permanently and allow someone else a chance at leadership. And for the 111, it would show tremendous maturity (we know they don't have) to bow out of politics and use the vast fortunes they all possess for something constructive. That the same tired names and faces (and then their children) end up running Thaksin's various political parties smacks of the very thing they claim they are fighting against.
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Discussion 15 : 17 May 2012 at 13.1015
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Don't any of you find it amusing that the so called 111 members now materialize as perfect Grade A humble little pubic servants. Thailand never had even one perfect politician before and now they have 111. It seems the 111 went to finishing school while unemployed and emerged buffed and polished

The fact remains their party was caught vote buying and their plan is to change the rules so when caught again they are not punished. It proves the more things change the more they stay the same.
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Discussion 14 : 17 May 2012 at 12.4114
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What is this return of 111. Do Mr. Chaturon and his group have guts to continue with TRT without joining PT. Without Thaksin they are nothing! Or we will see what their next move will be.
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Discussion 13 : 17 May 2012 at 10.3213
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If I were the 111 I'd just run off and make my own party and run against PT and the Dems. Why share power with someone so far away?
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Discussion 12 : 17 May 2012 at 10.2112
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bula,

"Using guns and tanks destroyed electoral process and rule of law."

No, electoral fraud, abuse of power, human rights abuse, theft, corruption, dismantle of checks and balances among other things did that.
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Discussion 11 : 17 May 2012 at 10.1211
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Hey Chaturon, in case you haven’t noticed, you’re people are in power, you run the government! I don’t see much of anything that can be called opposition and ‘checks and balances’ is pretty much non-existent. Lighten up on total conquest over others who think differently, they are not the enemy but fellow Thais and accept it as part of a democratic system. Absolute power is not democracy.
If you want more followers, don’t pay them, impress them. Recruit by deeds, examples and actions over words. Promises don’t mean ‘squat’ unless they are fulfilled. The future of Thailand is based on the improvement of its people. Always place the people first in decisions and remember this is a Buddhist nation, there is a middle path deal with it.
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Discussion 10 : 17 May 2012 at 09.3310
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Hey Chaturon, in case you haven’t noticed, you’re people are in power, you run the government! I don’t see much of anything that can be called opposition and ‘checks and balances’ is pretty much non-existent. Lighten up on total conquest over others who think differently, they are not the enemy but fellow Thais and accept it as part of a democratic system. Absolute power is not democracy.
If you want more followers, don’t pay them, impress them. Recruit by deeds, examples and actions over words. Promises don’t mean ‘squat’ unless they are fulfilled. The future of Thailand is based on the improvement of its people. Always place the people first in decisions and remember this is a Buddhist nation, there is a middle path deal with it.
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