It was the Thai military junta who crafted the latest constitution which allowed Samak and his party and allies winning the recent election which in turn led to his appointment as the prime minister.
It is constitutional (never mind that it is frequently thrown out and replaced). Tt is democratic (never mind the farmers are not as educated as the middle class). Period.
If there is any violation of election law. It is the court that should adjudicate (never mind it makes a mockery over cookery). This is called the rule of law. Otherwise, the country might as well revert to absolute manarchy or just anarchy instead of feigning or aspiring to be a democracy.
The action by the unruly mob occupying the government building and airports are undemocratic mean tyring to bring down the popularly elected government. This is beyond legitimate civil disobedience.
The Thai King held in awe by most Thai is eerily silent. This is a big surprize to most observers. The King is known to be interventionist when the country is in difficult time. No wonder that the western media believes in royalist' involvement in this anti-Samak/Thaksin movement.
Thailand cannot allow a determined minority to thwart the will of the majority. Let's the rule of law and democracy prevail!
note: this is written in response to the Economist article "Where Cookery is Crookery" on Sept 13th edition.
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Only in Thailand, can the PM's office be occupied with impunity by unelected mobs and - nothing happens - until the PM is removed by the court for hosting a cooking show on TV. What irony. Only in Thailand.
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