Extra referendum question suspect
The extra question in the referendum is worded to strongly to encourage a “yes” vote, and should be made neutral.
I understand the gist of the extra question to now be: “Do you agree or not that in order for reform to follow the National Strategic Plan, both houses of Parliament should jointly agree on a prime minister?”
This is clearly a leading question, for it stresses only the positive aspects of a joint appointment.
To lead voters to vote “no”, on the other hand, the same question could be worded: “Do you agree or not that the junta should be allowed to overrule the will of the majority of voters by letting the junta-appointed Upper House to jointly vote with the Lower House in selecting a prime minister?”
The question must be neutral, such as: “Should the appointed senators jointly vote with the members of the Lower House in selecting a prime minister?”
The junta should realise that referendum results obtained by deception fool nobody, and should revise the question.
Burin Kantabutra
