Throwing Punches at the Corner – When Will the Constitution Be Amended?

The Anuthin government cabinet has approved and confirmed 31 pending draft laws to move forward with the new parliament, but it's particularly disappointing that none includes the Article 256 constitutional amendment draft, which serves as the first step toward drafting a new constitution. This forces the parliamentary process to restart from zero, despite over 20 million voters approving a new constitution in the referendum held alongside the 2025 elections. Prime Minister Anuthin, known for his "say it and do it" campaign slogan, previously stated that the referendum mandate for a new constitution was urgent. Yet his 19-page policy statement to parliament contains no constitutional amendment policy whatsoever, raising doubts about how sincere his repeated claims to obey the people's will and serve them as the master truly are. What exactly is he doing? Although officials claim that urgent priorities are addressing cost-of-living and economic problems first, this effectively signals that the government considers constitutional reform less important—a decision that will leave us trapped in this flawed system. We'll continue to have independent organizations that can't investigate anything and can make bewildering rulings in countless cases—from a mother's ring, to a friend's watch, to proposals to amend laws in parliament. We have National Anti-Corruption Commission members accused of accepting gold bribes from the police chief who still perform their duties as if nothing happened. We have a bizarre election system that somehow becomes transparent and pure, with no one able to question it. We have strict ethics codes applied selectively—strict for some, lenient for others—while ordinary citizens can only watch helplessly. This is what a government born from elections chose to tell us remains unimportant. Every citizen must remember this is how things really are. Checkmate.