Clearly the biggest losers are the Thai people, forced to live under a regime that is repressing dissent and driving away prosperity. The U.S. has pulled back on its relationship with Thailand. Exports are contracting and direct foreign investment was down nearly 80 percent last year. The country is going backward. If Thailand's leaders want to turn that around, they'll affirm a commitment to democracy — by scrapping the proposed constitution, for starters. More likely, it will fall to Thai voters to summon the strength to reject this undemocratic measure.