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BP: Things are completed reversed from 2008. Back then Abhisit wanted the PM to resign or dissolve parliament, but UDD and the pro-Thaksin party PPP said no or they didn't agree with it. Now, we have UDD and the new pro-Thaksin party Puea Thai saying dissolve parliament whereas Abhisit's position up until now is that he won't dissolve parliament unless certain conditions are met so Abhisit appears to be sticking to that position. Now, Abhisit faces a legitimacy problem on how the coalition was formed and if he was to dissolve parliament (don't really see any chance of him resigning) and the Democrats were to win enough seats to form the government, would the red shirts accept the result? If so, then that would seemingly solve that legitimacy problem. However, if parliament is dissolved and Puea Thai is able to form the next government, will the PAD protest again? Like in 2008, resigning or dissolving parliament won't solve the political crisis unless everyone respects election results. This doesn't mean that Abhisit should not dissolve parliament, but he should not do so in the hope that all the problems will go away. They won't.
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I wish there was a solution that is acceptable to everyone; in a democratic society, the majority has the final say and the minorities simply have to accept the decisions made by the majority
Seems Abbhisit went a long way down the dark road to usurp power at any cost, he will never dissolve parliament. Instead he will valiantly lead the troops from his protected safe house, where those nasty peasants can;t find him. He will issue rousing speeches for for the benefit of the cringing masses, such as "we will fight them on the beaches..". Then the army will gun them all down...in the name of true democracy. It will be a grand adventure that will merit a BS movie later. As to the Reds, yes they have a cause, however they are blinded by the man leading it, as he doesn't care about them at all. Just a game of chess with real disposable players. Neither side brings anything of value to the table for the country, it is all about personal wealth and power. Perhaps a French style revolution is exactly what is needed, as neither side is enabled by a shred of decency.
The military can come out and declare that they will protect the government against undue or illegal pressure. To dissolve or not to dissolve the parliament is the Prime Minister's prerogative under the constitution. The government has the right to remain in office for its full term, if it so chooses. All parties can contest in the next election. The military must maintain and restore order.
Re Anonymous. Yes, all parties can contest the next election. If the elite and military are not happy with the results they can then stage another coup and write another constitution. Rinse, wash, repeat.
Let's us face the truth. The world are watching us almost everyday. It is a never ending story. As a Thai born at oversea, I have to answered almost every question. Is there any side who is winning and losing? It's the Thai who loses it. We cannot blame anyone else. We have to blame ourselves. The social gap in Thailand has become worse each day. Nobody dare to be face to face and discuss whether is it benefit Thailand? The rich is blaming the poor that they're uneducated and the poor are blaming the rich that they didn't understand they enough. When we supported certain issue, we have to be mature enough. It's not good to simply following our leader without really clarify the meaning or even the propaganda behind. Will the protesters gain anything? Do they feel happier after all of this happen. We really should think of a way to balance the country rather than blaming each other because we need to create a better world for the children.
Government's position is not as dire as in 2008. Apart from this one red rally that will last for a couple of days it faces absolutely no obstacles in running the country. Abhisit should think about dissolving the parliament only if reds strictly stick to non-violence and paralyze the government work well beyond the weekend. Tuesday, the govt meeting day, would be a good point to assess the situation, if the rally shows signs of subsiding the government would just carry on. By all available accounts reds don't have resources to last more than a week, the government can easily afford this little break, it won't warrant a mass resignation.
Annonymous, if the military had taken exactly that attitude when PAD occupied the airport this might not even be happening.
Honestly I dont want Abhisit to dissolve the parliament, it will not solve anything and it will just delay the inevitable, actually he should stick around for another term just so we see how good he is at running a country.
All Abhisit have to do to satisfy the RED is pass on the pardon petition to the palace. But, no,... the obvious solution is not allow. BTW - It still confuse me, if Thaksin does get pardon in the future. What's going to happen to his confiscated assets?
Abhisit should remember what he said in Parliament in 2008 when he was leader of the opposition. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SunS-wZs-mo "[...]When citizens, regardless of whether it's just one person or a hundred thousands people, rise up to demand the government to take responsibilities, revise their position or reconsider their future, it is not against democratic principles." "[...]A Senator recently raised an example of Korea. Their government was merely contemplating signing a free-trade agreement which would facilitate imports of beef, and yet hundreds of thousands rose up to protest. That government resigned en masse."
Should the Prime Minister resign and dissolve parliament? The result of the election would bring back old faces to government and the war would continue. I think Abhisit is correct in this analysis of the situation. The problem is that there are several festering sores: 1. The 2006 military coup was illegal according to the constitution at that time which abolished military coups. Those men need to be brought to justice. 2. The current constitution was forced onto the country by the coup leaders and was adopted by the silent majority as the only way forward, but with the promise that once it was adopted, the constitution could be amended in parliament. This constitutional reform never materialized. 3. The courts were handpicked by the military coup leaders. What has been the effect? The les majesty law has imprisoned or expatriated people who were attempting to engage in discussion about the future of Thailand and in most cases their remarks were not incendiary. 4. The draconian social control laws, such as curfews and censorship, are unbearable. 5. Most parts of the country are becoming ungovernable and corruption is as rampant at all levels as it ever was. Thaksin's profits on the sale of stock are not clearly a result of an abuse of power. Taking the money from him has no legal basis as to what he gained illegally. 6. Banning of the opposition party MPS from politics by the courts left the rural poor unrepresented in parliament. So how many currently have no legal voice? No. Thailand requires more than a new parliament. Abhisit is absolutely right.
Thundermare: "...he [Aphisit] should stick around for another term just so we see how good he is at running a country". Oh, Thundermare, is it not clear now how good he is? |
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