Comments on: What happens in Thailand, stays in Thailand http://gary.arndt.com/wordpress/2006/09/20/what-happens-in-thailand-stays-in-thailand/ Analysis of my attempts to figure out blogging and podcasting Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:01:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brendan Fraser http://gary.arndt.com/wordpress/2006/09/20/what-happens-in-thailand-stays-in-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-15577 Brendan Fraser Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:07:28 +0000 http://gary.arndt.com/wordpress/2006/09/20/what-happens-in-thailand-stays-in-thailand/#comment-15577 Hey!...I Googled for quebec canada maps, but found your page about What happens in Thailand, stays in Thailand...and have to say thanks. nice read. Hey!…I Googled for quebec canada maps, but found your page about What happens in Thailand, stays in Thailand…and have to say thanks. nice read.

]]> By: Matthew http://gary.arndt.com/wordpress/2006/09/20/what-happens-in-thailand-stays-in-thailand/comment-page-1/#comment-5003 Matthew Wed, 20 Sep 2006 15:56:30 +0000 http://gary.arndt.com/wordpress/2006/09/20/what-happens-in-thailand-stays-in-thailand/#comment-5003 Constitutions are not, sadly, self-enforcing. So even if you have one that is ridiculously restrictive on the power granted the government (tcrf.com, or the likely one drawn up by republicofnh.org for instance) it is not worth the paper it is printed on if it doesn't have large popular support. I doubt a junta would leap that hurdle. Sadly, most modern "popular" constitutions are deeply influenced by their populations' indoctrination in a "legal plunder" society (see Bastiat's, "The Law") where others' property is frequently mis-identified as a "right" of citizens. (South African constitution bill of rights: http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm#7) Constitutions are not, sadly, self-enforcing. So even if you have one that is ridiculously restrictive on the power granted the government (tcrf.com, or the likely one drawn up by republicofnh.org for instance) it is not worth the paper it is printed on if it doesn’t have large popular support. I doubt a junta would leap that hurdle.

Sadly, most modern “popular” constitutions are deeply influenced by their populations’ indoctrination in a “legal plunder” society (see Bastiat’s, “The Law”) where others’ property is frequently mis-identified as a “right” of citizens. (South African constitution bill of rights: http://www.info.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/96cons2.htm#7)

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