Dear Patriots,

This article is especially for someone who knows too much about Myanma politic but knows nothing. This article is for the one who thinks other leader had done nothing to unite the Myanmar nation together with ethnic national races. This article is for the one who never lift one finger to do something for the country (Burma ) in her entire life. This article is for the daughter of our great hero General Aung San namely Ma Su Kyi, for her to learn a thing or two more. Because this world is full with many things what we don't know.

FLASH BACK.

The Preamble to the Union Constitution ( 1947) reads,

WE THE PEOPLE OF BURMA including the Frontier Area and the Karreni States, Determined to establish in strength and in unity a SOVEREIGN INDEPENDENT STATE, To maintain social order on the basis of the eternal principles of JUSTICE, LIBERTY and EQUALITY and To guaranteeing secure to all citizens JUSTICE, social , economic, and political ; LIBERTY of thought and expression , belief, faith, worship, vocation, association and action ; EQUALITY , of status, of opportunity, and before the law. IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this Tenth day of Thadingyut waxing, 1309 B.E. ( Twenty-fourth day of September, 1947 A.D.) DO HEREBY ADOPT , ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

The above term set down the firm resolution of the Union to accept genuine democracy alone as the basis of its guiding principles.

The thoughts and the mind of our leaders.

The time worn feudal system of rule and hereditary Chiefs in the Shan State has been existence until today (29 , April 1959.) Therefore in view of the term of the above Preamble to the Constitution which mentioned a dedication to democratic principles there would seem to have been a divergence between theory and practice. Section 154 (2) and 183 (1) of the Constitution under the provision of which the feudal states have been allowed to exist, also therefore were clearly at variance in spirit with fundamental concept underlining the Union Constitution.

These two sections by the anomalous character of their provisions made a travesty of the whole constitution. It is therefore necessary to relate the incidents and consideration s, which had influenced the inclusion of these sections in the Constitution.

During the country’s struggle for Independence, General Aung San and his associates were beset with diverse problems and difficulties. They were confronted with the hardest of these problems when the British attempted to break up the Unity of the nation by weaning away the Hills people from people of Burma proper.

The British had been planning to grant freedom only to Burma proper, and they intended to retain the Hill Tracts under their rule. If this plan should not materialize their alternative scheme was to attempt to win over the Hill people by promising them membership of British Commonwealth. The British worked assiduously towards those ends. They exploited the comparative lack of political acumen of the Hill peoples and achieved a certain measure of success in alienating the feelings of these people away from the Burmese (Bamar) people of Burma proper.

General Aung San and his associates had to tax, their ingenuity considerably in order to remove the suspicions and misunderstandings sown in the minds of the Hill people by the British. As a price for achieving unity of all the indigenous races of the country, General Aung San had to concede to the wishes of the Saophalongs and had to guarantee them the accustomed hereditary rights and privileges. Special sections were included in the Constitution which provided for their hereditary rights. Similar arrangements were also made to safeguard the rights of the rights and the privileges of the Saophas of tge Kayah state

Although the various Chiefs, at that stage, held political concept which were none too progressive , General Aung San had felt that , given sufficient time , they would learn to adopt themselves to the changing conditions of the time. When that would happened General Aung San had felt that the Chiefs would of their own accord attempt to remove the offending Sections from the body of the Constitution , and they would thus voluntarily divest themselves of their prerogatives.

The resolutions regarding the surrender of hereditary power by the Chiefs were passed by the respective State Councils of Shan and Kayah States during March last . The deliberations of the combined Houses of Nationalities and Deputies in March on the same subject and the splendid co-operation extended by the Chiefs in the introducing the new system of Government in the Shan State, all combine to vindicate the decision then taken by General Aung San.

1947 and 1974 Constitutions are no longer applicable in our country .Now we have a Brand New Constitution for Union of Myanmar as necessary and a necessity, adopted by the National Convention or in my own words the peoples assembly.

Everybody should read it and digest it, to accept it or to reject it. Because this is for our country and our people. This is for Myanmar and the people of Myanmar.

This constitution is subject to amendments. All Constitution in the world are subject to amendments. They are necessary to amend, they all are. Why amendments were necessary, why amendments were made and why amendments will be necessary in the future and why they will have to be made depends on the situation and circumstances of the country at the time. As situations and circumstances and time changes. We all need to changed.

If and when it is necessary to amend the Constitution , remember, only The Hluttaws (Parliament) has the right to amend the Constitution. Nobody , no one group has a right to amend the Constitution.

Have a nice day.

Thunderbolts.