Absolute power still in the hands of one man

And we are presently under the thumb of these NCPO orders at present, right?
elgordo38
I think people give Prayut (and his Article 44) more credit that he deserves. Article 44 proclamations normally result in NOTHING actually happening. Prayut uses it so that the masses he “saved” thinks he’s doing something. For example he uses Article 44 to stop people jumping red lights – umm, well no, you see, because real life policemen have to physically stop people doing that and if they don’t then nothing gets done. He uses Article 44 to declare the Purple line connection complete – umm, well no, you see, because people physically have to build the connection and if nobody does it, nothing happens. 
This is the same reason he sometimes feels reluctant to use Article 44. (See any issues that actually CAN be resolved with an executive order, for example, by ordering an arrest warrant for Dhammachayo back when that might have actually resulted in his capture.)
SABloke (Thaivisa)