I thought that the new civilian government appointed by the Junta was supposed to be in charge of the government, especially now that there's a Prime Minister and an appointed National Assembly in place.
Then I read this article in the Bangkok Post:
"The military Council for National Security (CNS) on Thursday appointed a committee to oversee the selection process of the new constitution drafting panel that will pave the way for Thailand's permanent charter.
One month after military leaders staged bloodless coup d'etat on September 19, Gen. Sonthi Boonyaratkalin, the Army chief, and head of the CNS, endorsed an order appointing a new 17-member committee.
The new panel, chaired by Air Force Chief Chalit Pukbhasuk, include Permanent Secretaries for Finance, Interior, Social Development and Human Security, Labour and Culture as well as the Secretary General of the House of Representatives among others.
They will be tasked to oversee the selection of 2,000 people from all sectors of society for the National People's Assembly, which will then nominate a list of 200 persons selected from their number from which CNS will select 100 persons to form the Constitution Drafting Assembly." http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=113676
In other words, the junta appoints 17 of their own people to select 2000 candidates, who then select 200 candidates, from which the junta picks 100 candidates to write the Constitution.
Wouldn't it be easier and quicker for the Junta to just pick 100 candidates now and start writing ? It does strike one as unnecessarily circuitous and time consuming to take the long way around, when it all begins with 17 and ends with 100 candidates, all picked by the junta anyway.
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The long way around
Started by Hedda, Oct 20 2006 11:18 AM
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Posted 21 October 2006 - 04:36 PM
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It does strike one as unnecessarily circuitous and time consuming to take the long way around, when it all begins with 17 and ends with 100 candidates, all picked by the junta anyway.
Today Bangkok Post suggests that that very process may make it impossible for the junta to leave power after one year. You don't suppose they are thinking of Burma, where they've been drafting a new constitution for 14 years !
http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=113707
