Monday, November 06, 2006

Royals Should Participate in Democracy

Monday, November 6, 2006

Letter to the Editor
The Cambodia Daily


Since its restoration, the Cambodian monarchy has been under constant attack and criticism because of royal members being involved in politics. The most damaging involvement was the controversial call of offering the country's leading role to retired King Norodom Sihanouk. This idea was unconstitutional and anti-democratic. Cambodia must continue to implement democratic reforms. The legislative body can act to stop the humiliation of the monarchy and royal family members who choose to continue in politics should relinquish their royal titles. Royal family members should voluntarily give up their privileges and titles and learn to compete democratically in an election, and on an equal footing.

Kunno Prak
Member of the Sam Rainsy Party-USA/Canada
Washington, DC

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

THe royal families of Cambodia must learn the royal family in England. In England all royal families are not using words which separate them from general public. In Cambodia, these royal people like to create words which separate them from general public which have negative impacted to themselve. Cambodian people do not want to associate themselve with these royal families who have acted just like animal. They have no role model and no principal themselve.

Anonymous said...

They are so weak that they the Constitution to protect them.

SiS

Anonymous said...

Great comments (both)
They also use titles to intimidate people. Being Norodom or Sisowat is being in upper class, is being superior, smarter, etc. While most of them are stupid and sexmaniac, corrupt. They are unable and shamefull to work/live life like an ordinary people. So they engage in politics, stirring controversials, create instability. When Sihanouk was deposed, he made his crusade to "Liberate Cambodia from the American imperialists". Who asks him to do that. Cambodia would be better under Americamn imperialism than under Chinese/KR Communism. Now Thomico is proclaiming that he is going to "Liberate Cambodia" again.
From what? For what?