Concerns Mount that the National Assembly is Providing No Checks and Balances on Moon Administration

This is what the Korean left has wanted to acheive for years, a rubber stamp national assembly:

Main opposition United Future Party members condemn the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK)’s unilateral legislative actions during a party meeting at the National Assembly, Thursday. They all wore ribbons which read “DPK: Abuse of power, Collapse of democracy.” Yonhap

Concerns are growing over the frequent railroading of controversial bills by the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) without enough time for them to be discussed at the National Assembly, with the ruling party giving the excuse that the bills are related to “urgent issues.”

Calling such moves “autocratic,” opposition parties claim the ruling bloc is ruining democracy by taking advantage of its supermajority status, holding 176 among the Assembly’s 300 seats.

At a plenary session of the Assembly, Thursday, the DPK passed two of three real estate bills, which are aimed at enhancing tenants’ rights in the wake of soaring housing prices, with the remaining one likely to be passed at an upcoming plenary session to be held next Tuesday. 

Korea Times

You can read more at the link, but this issue is just another example of the unintended brilliance of the filibuster concept in the U.S. Senate that forces a large consensus to get bills passed. Maybe Korea needs a filibuster rule added to their National Assembly.

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J6Junkie
J6Junkie
4 years ago

Just like what Fatty’s got. Moon doing Communism proud.

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