 This was in Meechai's view incompatible with Thai culture that held it normal to crawl on knees in front of the king and unthinkable to confront him upright and akimbo.However, he finally supported the passage of the constitution in order to avoid political chaos giving the Asian financial and economic crisis and the hope that many had set on this draft.Meechai served as President of the military-appointed National Legislative Assembly of Thailand (NLA) after the coup d'état in 2006.