Will new 'drafters' make a difference to the new constitution?

Thirty-six people have been appointed to the CDC.
The new constitution will be one of the most important legal documents of its kind written in this country.
Both CDCs were drawn up in similar circumstances – formed by a coup – with a military junta turning the public’s attention to a new constitution.
One of the interesting things currently is that 12, or one-third, of the present CDC members are political scientists. Therefore people are expecting to see new sets of laws or new perspectives in drafting this new constitution that will legally manage the authority structure governing the country.
The 2007 CDC had more “outsiders” as members than the current one. However, more than half of the current CDC members are from the National Reform Council (NRC) and the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
The chairman of the 2007 committee was Prasong Soonsiri, who was not a legal expert; rather, he was a charismatic leader who controlled the CDC. For instance, Article 309, which granted amnesty for the coup makers, was not opposed by a single committee member, even though the public viciously criticised it.
“Any act that in its legality and constitutionality has been recognised by the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand (Interim), BE 2549, including all acts related therewith committed whether before or after the date of promulgation of this Constitution, shall be deemed constitutionally under this Constitution,” Article 309 stated in the 2007 charter.
The chairman of the current CDC, Borwornsak Uwanno, is clearly a law expert, law professor, in fact.
He was also secretary of the drafters of the abolished 1997 charter. Borwornsak, because of his expertise, has many members of the public believing he already has the blueprint for a constitution that will come out shortly – or he will dictate the direction for the charter that will be presented to other members.
The new CDC only has seven law experts – while the former had 18 – with 50 per cent in the legal area.
Another difference from 2007 is that independent agencies were included as members of that CDC, but there are no representatives of independent bodies in the current committee.
In addition, these drafters for the new charter are little known to the people, with many members of the public suspecting they were appointed simply to fill up the seats in the committee.
Because of these “unknown” members, many political observers wonder whether the committee already has its blueprints drawn up.
The answer will not be known until the new charter actually comes out.
There are five members of the current CDC who were drafters of the 2007 charter and have been appointed to the position again.
It will be interesting to see whether they were chosen to solve some problems or help finish the incomplete 2007 charter.
Meanwhile, judging from individual expertise, it is believed the new charter will be different from the 2007 one – but it will have concerns for what was not accomplished in 2007.
Some articles were good enough to give citizens more rights, yet some political observers still had issues.
They will have to wait for the outcome to prove the strengths of this new constitution when it is finally drawn up next year.