TUESDAY, April 16, 2024
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Good riddance to draft charter

Good riddance to draft charter

It is hardly surprising that the National Reform Committee rejected the charter draft. The draft would surely have come a cropper in a public referendum. Fiddling with the votes to force a coalition is a bad idea. On past performances, coalition turns to

The Pheu Thai Party was against the charter draft because it did not address reconciliation. In an orderly society, reconciliation is not a factor. If a group has overstepped the mark and offended the rest of society, the way forward is acknowledgement and apology. 
The red shirts claimed the charter draft was “undemocratic”, and I would agree, but if the previous administration was an example of democracy in action, who needs it?
Richard Bowler
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