Democrats demand charter vote

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Published: 9 Dec 2012 at 00.00
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The opposition has again demanded that the government hold a referendum before pressing ahead with its controversial charter amendment bid.

Democrat MP Wirat Kalayasiri said yesterday that the government should first hold a popular vote on whether to change the constitution, and then amend it section by section rather than rewrite it in its entirety.

He said holding a referendum would allow supporters and opponents of the charter rewrite to present their cases so the public can make a well-informed decision.

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canuck
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Discussion 5 : 09 Dec 2012 at 21.345
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When the Dems were in power they never listened to their opposition. Why should anything be different now?
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Discussion 4 : 09 Dec 2012 at 13.214
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When you cannot win a single democratic election, you can demand all you want.
Or you can wake up to the reality of the real world.
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Discussion 3 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.193
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The public don't want to see the new charter unless the government holds the poblic referendum and has our permission to rewite the new charter. The government must explain to the puclic why do you want so bad to rewrite the charter? What is wrong with the current charter and how it is going to benefit Thai people not a certain individual?
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Discussion 2 : 09 Dec 2012 at 11.092
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Whatever it takes to retain the system that would keep the Coup's "appointed" senators in the parliament...

The agenda is out in the open now and it sure ain't democratic and it's almost too ironic that a group of people who call themselves "Democrats" are supporting appointing over electing.

Electing is democratic and appointing is not. Democracy doesn't get much simpler than that.
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Discussion 1 : 09 Dec 2012 at 10.111
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What Samart seems to not understand, just because the PTP promised to re-write it as part of their campaign, doesn't mean everyone who voted for them wants it done. Voters choose a party for various reasons. Holding a referendum would show how many people favor a new constitution, perhaps clearing the way for the PTP's plan, perhaps not. And the cost of a referendum would be miniscule compared to the rest of the PTP's wasted spending.
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