The odds had been stacked against the government when bets were placed on the chances of it surviving the political consequences of the charter amendment fiasco.
The issue has since blown over and the government has emerged largely unscathed.
But it turns out a potential death-trap has manifested itself in the form of a draft referendum bill which, if it meets with the same fate as the charter amendment bill, could spell doom for the government.
The amendment business was highly anticipated because it was adopted as an election manifesto pledge by many political parties including the coalition Democrat and the Bhumjaithai parties. They counted on the amendment bill materialising and being passed without a hitch.
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