The
urban/traditional Thai elitists' favorite weapon of choice against democracy in
recent years is not the army, but the judiciary. The Constitutional Court has
dissolved (completely banned) two consecutive parties of government - Thai Rak
Thai and the People's Power Party. Each time, this shatters and fragments the representatives
of the electorate. Not only are the
political parties outlawed, but many of their representatives are banned from
running for political office for extended periods.
This
past June, Thailand’s Constitutional Court threatened a judicial coup “hat
trick” although this time they had to resort to decisions that went way beyond the limitations
restricting their jurisdiction under the Constitution.
By
once again meddling in the political arena which should be reserved to the
elected representatives of the people, the unelected Constitutional Court judges
proved that they are not a court of justice but a political force. They may
think they are righteous and are advancing the best interests of the kingdom
but they do not have the authority to override the decisions of the majority of
people who vote.
And
by exercising their political will from their courtroom they are guilty of
misconduct and demonstrate a lack of judicial ethics and impartiality.
The
president of the Constitutional Court is Wasan Soypisudh.
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| Wasan Soypisudh |
His appearance and
the way he runs the Constitutional Court may remind Americans who grew up in
the late 1960’s and early 1970’s of "Bingo" in the children’s variety show, “The Banana Splits Adventure Hour.”
As much as the Constitutional Court hates videos, here’s one which puts their organization into a new light and explains why they are nothing but a joke and deserve no respect.
