cavanami Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Thai Constitution Drafters Say Senate to Be Unelected http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/02/26/world/asia/ap-as-thailand-politics.html?_r=1 A committee appointed by Thailand's military rulers is laying the groundwork for a new method of choosing the country's leaders and lawmakers — and it involves giving voters less power to choose. Thailand's new 200-member Senate will be not elected directly by voters and the prime minister will no longer have to be an elected lawmaker, according to the committee that is drafting a new constitution. Although the proposals have to be approved by the military-appointed National Reform Council, the Cabinet and the junta leaders, critics called them a setback for their hopes for a return to democracy, saying it limits the people's power represented in Parliament. Drafting of the new constitution is being carried out by a 36-person committee picked by the junta after it overthrew a civilian government and abolished the last charter in a coup last May... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 One elected senator has come up with the sensible suggestion that a non-elected Senate should not be able to reject any legislation, simply advising on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 ....then they should be advisers, not senators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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