However, never rule out politicians’ capacity for untrustworthiness. Money politics has plagued Thailand for some time. The military knows this well each time it decides to stage a coup. Thais might be fed up with the constitution being ripped up time and time again, but the military is not solely to blame. Whenever they come to power, Thai politicians fail to learn from past lessons and work for their own benefits rather than the good of the majority.
Politicians are now looking ahead to the next election, due in less than a year, and obsessively planning how they can retain their seats.
The so-called “quid pro quo” method will be attractive to those eager to remain in power as well as those seeking power.
Many observers say the current Constitution is to blame for the occasional bouts of chaos afflicting Thai politics. As a commissioner and spokesman of the Constitution…
