Bob Edlin: Kiwis don’t need a Constitutional Court to crimp our elected law-makers.....

Kiwis don’t need a Constitutional Court to crimp our elected law-makers – we already have judges who do that

Thailand’s Constitutional Court reminds us of how judges can be politically powerful. It has removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office, ruling that she “lacks the qualifications and possesses prohibited characteristics” under the Thai constitution.

As the ABC reported, her dismissal flings the country into political instability.