Dems wary of Thaksin's vote confidence

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Dems wary of Thaksin's vote confidence

Ong-art fears 'illegal' acts to rig referendum

Published: 24 Dec 2012 at 00.00
Newspaper section: News

The Democrat Party yesterday expressed scepticism over ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's claim that the charter rewrite would easily pass a public referendum.

Democrat list-MP Ong-art Khlampaiboon said the ex-premier's confidence that more than 24 million people would vote to permit the entire charter to be rewritten indicated that he could be up to something.

During a phone-in to the red-shirt rally on Saturday night at Bonanza Khao Yai, Thaksin said the number required to pass the charter did not bother him.

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shame
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Discussion 8 : 25 Dec 2012 at 06.088
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Section 309 deals with the actions of the 2006 coup-makers who overthrew Thaksin.

\the illegal overthrow of a duly elected govenment.
everyone forgets this. thais wont get out of their hammock to vote if they dont have too better push with the third and final reading of the charter amendment bill, now before parliament.
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Discussion 7 : 24 Dec 2012 at 21.587
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'The ruling Pheu Thai Party won about 14 million votes while its coalition partners received about 3 million votes in the previous general election'.

Total 17 million and well short of the required 23 million to make it valid even. Thaksin over estimates his popularity by 6 million and just how easy it will be to not bother to vote or simply refrain from voting in order to stop his attempt to whitewash himself.
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Discussion 6 : 24 Dec 2012 at 20.126
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If the fugitive can afford to buy an election, he must surely have the wherewithall to fix a simple referendum!
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Discussion 5 : 24 Dec 2012 at 15.485
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The only legal way to achieve a minimum 23 million people to vote, would be to hold a general election on the same day.
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Discussion 4 : 24 Dec 2012 at 09.344
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Here we go again,its irrelevant what this fugitive thinks, all the press are doing is creating an easy way back for the man.Ignore him and he will go away eventually what don't you understand about that?
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Discussion 3 : 24 Dec 2012 at 07.113
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There has not been a ture fare vote in Thailand for over 20 years
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Discussion 2 : 24 Dec 2012 at 05.502
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"Mr Suriyasai expressed confidence that the differences in opinions between the red shirts and Thaksin would not cause any rifts."

Has Suriyasai been appointed as the UDD's latest spokesman?

What has the Green Politics Group got to offer the country besides attention seeking and claiming to know more about TS than even TS himself?
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Discussion 1 : 24 Dec 2012 at 03.251
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"Democrat list-MP Ong-art Khlampaiboon said the ex-premier's confidence that more than 24 million people would vote to permit the entire charter to be rewritten indicated that he could be up to something." - above article

"Democrat Spokesperson Ong-art Klampaiboon urged the Election Commission of Thailand to visit local residents in order to encourage greater participation in the upcoming public referendum for the 2007 constitutional charter...The Democrat Party also believes that the new constitution should allow for simplified revision mechanisms so that future amendments can be conducted with ease." - NNT, 15 July 2007
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