After limping for 7 months, the drafting of a new constitution to replace the authoritarian constitution has finally begun to move forward when the meeting The Cabinet agreed for the Election Commission to hold a total of 3 referendums in accordance with the order of the Constitutional Court. “Mae Luk Chan” concluded that the first referendum would take place between 21 July and 21 August in order for the people to vote in the referendum. The second referendum will take place after the parliamentary meeting passes the draft constitutional amendment to have a S.R.S.R. (Constitutional Drafting Assembly members) elected by the people to There will be elections for the National Legislative Assembly in every province across the country (no more than 200 people). This process will take no more than 180 days for the third and final referendum to take place after The SSO has completed drafting a new constitution which is expected to The National Legislative Assembly will take no more than 240 days to draft the entire new constitution from the start of the first referendum. Until a new constitution was born It will take no less than 3 years!! Or say it with ease. Will we get a new constitution before the Settha government completes its term or should we say even more clearly? We will be able to use the new rules of the new constitution. Before the next big election, this government isn’t a dick, are you? “Mae Luk Chan” points out that before getting a new constitution to replace the one filled with dictatorship… it still has to pass through many checkpoints. The finish line was reached because of holding 3 referendums. According to the Constitutional Court’s order, the government had to budget 3,200 million baht each for the Election Commission. For 3 referendums, the budget was 9,600 million baht, including the budget for the SSO election. Another 3,200 million baht totals the price that must be paid to get a new constitution, amounting to 12,800 million baht!! But if the referendum doesn’t pass?? Because not more than half or less than 26 million people went to vote in the referendum out of 52 million voters or the referendum did not pass?? Because the referendum was “approved” by no more than half of the people who exercised their voting rights, the referendum ended and the new constitution died. The three years it took to have a new constitution were wasted, plus the budget for the referendum was 9,600 million baht. It’s a total loss, there’s nothing left. “Mae Luk Chan” is still confident that in all three constitutional referendums, more than half of the 52 million eligible voters will exercise their rights and that the majority of people will vote “in approval” with more than 50 percent. Sapphityo Wiwatchanthu Ayu Wannano Sukhang Phalang. “Mother Luk Chan” Click to read the column. “Green Head News Agency” more
