http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archive/report-to-us-congress-paints-poor-picture-of-cambodia-32646/
As an American citizen, I agree with the report, except two items. If we are going to teach them democracy, we have to use the proper way, be it with the dictator or not. First, Raingsy broke the law of their land the same way as Edward Snowden who broke the US law. It is even more ridiculous that Raingsy was a law maker. He was acting as judge and the executer, all three at once. Can any congressman tell me which democracy book can be used to teach the dictator? Using double standard won't cut it. The second item is the expel of the 27 opposition legislators from the National Assembly, an action which was quickly condemned by the U.S. Unlike the US Constitution, Cambodian constitution has a lot of problems that are needed to be fixed or amended. Those 27 opposition legislators were elected from their political parties and there is nothing written in the Cambodian constitution of what to do when their political parties are no longer exist while they are still serving their term. When it is not in the constitution, it is up to each individual to interpret it. As role model, we should recommend them to make the proper amendment to their constitution to prevent the same thing from happening again, instead of condemning them. Do they have the right to interpret their own constitution, either we like it or not? Who wrote this report any way? Ka Pret? -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
