Shameful acts by both major parties
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The incident in which opposition MPs hurled objects and abuse at House Speaker Somsak Kiatsura-nont during a House session recently was a disgrace to the country.
Thailand’s “oldest political institution”, the Democrat Party, has shown itself as just a bunch of rambunctious political players with no clear discipline and direction. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the party leader, should reconsider his role after what happened.
The ruling Pheu Thai Party is no better. It has attempted to turn Thailand into a twisted democracy. It tried not only to amend a few chapters in the constitution but to rewrite it wholesale – without consulting with other interest groups in the country outside its own circle of supporters.
How honourable is it for a trophy-holding soccer team to attempt to rewrite the rules of Fifa simply to allow it to win in every tournament in the future?
Vint Chavala
Lamphun
