The opposite of good will

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Published: 10 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The Pheu Thai and coalition MPs who make up the government's majority in parliament are about to announce they will restart the process to amend the constitution. The stated purpose is to "correct" the charter and usher in national reconciliation. Two events indicate it will do no such thing.

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has summoned ex-premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his former deputy Suthep Thaugsuban to acknowledge murder charges this week.

Meanwhile, the Pheu Thai Party intends asking the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate and dismiss six Democrat MPs.

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howell
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Discussion 7 : 10 Dec 2012 at 23.067
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@domdunn. Oh how I wish the Dems were better organized.

The last paragraph sums up Thaksin/PTP :'The government continues to shout about its "mandate" from the polls. It has no mandate to push through expensive policy changes without the public _ or the opposition _ getting a chance to participate. That is a mockery of democracy'.
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Discussion 6 : 10 Dec 2012 at 17.196
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brilliant D1

It does not matter how smart someone is they are not going to change sides if there is no alternative. Even the Bangkok Post can see this, the penultimate para above sums up the problem:

"The Democrat Party has largely abandoned its duty to hold the government accountable in parliament and before the people.....It is playing scatter shot politics and offers no alternative policies."
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Discussion 5 : 10 Dec 2012 at 15.455
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Its sad that if this goes to a vote the people who receive populist handouts will just vote with that in mind and not even give a second thought to why letting a fugitive lead the country is a bad idea .
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Discussion 4 : 10 Dec 2012 at 13.274
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"If partisans in todays political arena were truthful". Now there is something we can all wish for. And the author has already written off kindness and compassion. Herein lies many of Thailands problems.
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Discussion 3 : 10 Dec 2012 at 07.433
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Khun Tarit claims about justice might be more believable were it not for the fact that the man he appointed to lead the investigation which lead to Khun Abhisit and Suthep being charged is a self avowed red shirt and proud of it
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Discussion 2 : 10 Dec 2012 at 06.572
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Don't worry. Karma is sooner or later coming to all evil people and to those with ill intentions. In this case. I guess it will be sooner. That's why the rush, it can be smelled from abroad.
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Discussion 1 : 10 Dec 2012 at 02.591
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Reds are nothing but illegitimate tools for a fugitive PM as is the entire PTP government. Perhaps, although I doubt it, some of the slightly smarter ones will wake up eventually and realize that they've been used again and again. Every now and then it seems one of the red commenters on the board come to their sense and see the truth.
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