Thailand: Commentary - Democrats' final decision on amending Constitution is half-baked.

Section: Commentary - The Nation The Democrats did it again. They promised to make a "final" decision. Then they made half a decision - and left you guessing what the other half would be.

Then, they would make another one-quarter of the decision. And in the end, they offer you no prize for making a right guess.

When the leaders of the coalition partners first raised the issue of amending the constitution to return to the single-constituencies system, the Democrat Party's leaders immediately dismissed it as insignificant rumbling within the family.

And when Banharn Silpa-archa, owner of the Chart Thai Pattana Party, started to sound serious by mobilising the other coalition partner, Newin Chidchob's Bhum Jai …