House to vote Thursday on charter-debate timetable
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House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont has called a House meeting for Thursday to resolve the dispute over how many days lawmakers should spend scrutinising the charter-amendment bills.
He said the House would not spend a long time debating the timeframe issue, and would simply meet to vote on the matter. “If the meeting approves 60 days, we will take 60 days [to vet the bills]. House regulations clearly stipulate that we take 15 days unless the House votes otherwise,’’ he said.
The move comes after the Opposition threatened to seek a Constitution Court ruling on the timetable issue and to file an impeachment motion against Somsak.
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