The political antics of the government the PPP and the opposition People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) are continuing. These two political parties are acting absolutely disgracefully; they are more like primary school kids in the school yard arguing and crying over spilt milk instead of being responsible mature adults who are meant to have the best interest of their country in their agendas and listening to the people who voted them into office.

The PAD has been harassing the elected government for a month now with protests that have blocked streets and affected people’s livelihoods. The PAD always said it was their democratic right to protests as they were doing it for the good of the country. Instead of acting like an opposition party they are acting like spoilt brats, they should be using the parliamentary system to voice their concerns and try and hold the government accountable for the alleged grievances the PAD has raised.

The six main opposition leaders who are the backbone of this protest need to take a very good hard look at themselves, they need to grow up and start being politicians, not some mob of unruly thugs trying to overthrow the people elected government by sheer bullying.

The PAD finally drew its last straw with a school that had had enough. After weeks of loud speakers interrupting their classes and the students and parents having to walk a long way because the protesters had blocked off the roads, they had had enough. They went to the court and filed a motion against the PAD. They are also started a lawsuit against them as well.

The court agreed with the school, finally someone with some common sense. The judge ordered the roads to be opened immediately and the protests stages to be moved. The judge also ordered the cease to all noise from loud speakers or microphones during school hours. At last some common sense.

Of course the PAD were outraged and they appealed the decision the next day, saying it was dangerous to open the roads as “bad people” would be able to drive into the area and attack the PAD protesters. They really are too paranoid.

Foolishly, the PAD ignored the court’s ruling after complying for a short time. They parked a lorry or truck across the road in front of Government House. Lawyer for the plaintiffs said parents and students would ask the court to enforce the injunction, saying the PAD only cleared parts of Rama V and Phitsanulok roads about 7am, and blocked them again after 4.30pm. Metropolitan Police chief said the court ordered the PAD to open the roads 24 hours a day, not between 7.30am and 4.30pm, which applies only to loudspeaker use. He hoped the PAD would abide by the court ruling.

The ignoramus PAD leader Chamlong Srimuang yesterday took to the stage and turned on the loudspeakers at 4.22pm. He said that at 4.30pm, the PAD would block the roads, while maintaining that the group respected the court’s order.

At exactly 4.30pm, the PAD’s security teams erected metal barricades blocking the roads at Nang Loeng intersection, Wat Benjamabophit intersection and Misakawan intersection.

Supreme Commander Boonsrang Niumpradit Thursday warned the People’s Alliance for Democracy to comply with the Civil Court order for the sake of the country. He said if the PAD was defiant against the court order, the country would be doomed because the court is the institute that every one must respect and comply to. “It is a rule that we abide by the court order even though we do not like it. If we do not follow the order, we will set a bad example for others. We must regard the court order as a sacred order that we must uphold, he said.

This is the problem the PAD and its six selfish rulers have no respect for anybody, not even themselves. I hope that they arrest the leaders of the PAD and lock them away. Put them out of the picture for a few days or weeks. Sadly if this happened their moronic and cult followers would probably riot just causing more problems.

The simple solution is, if the PAD doesn’t follow the rules of the law, the ruling set down by a judge and then upheld by another then the leaders and any supporters should be arrested. Whatever force that is needed to be used should be used.

The political circus has gone on long enough. The no-confidence vote has been run and won. To both parties, get on with leading your country and helping your people in a time when they really need you with the cost of living skyrocketing.