Conservative Presidential Candidates Want to Change ROK Constitution to be More Similar to the U.S.
It looks like ROK conservatives are preparing for President Yoon’s impeachment to be confirmed and are now communicating their platform for the upcoming snap election:
Labor Minister Kim Moon-soo, left, and Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo pay tribute to the 2.28 Democracy Movement Monument in Daegu, Friday. Yonhap
“The current Constitution, adopted in 1987, must change. People should not experience [DPK] Rep. Lee’s 29 impeachment motions or the president’s martial law imposition ever again,” Han told reporters Sunday. “Accomplishing this requires a willingness to make sacrifices on the part of those entrusted with important tasks.”
In an interview, Han said that if elected president, he would advocate for a constitutional amendment to introduce a four-year term with the possibility of reelection and would step down in 2028 to ensure that the next presidential and general elections coincide. He also said establishing a congress with two separate legislative chambers, similar to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, is essential.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon also echoed the idea, suggesting that whoever is the next president should resign after three years in office so as to align the two elections (presidential and general). Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo expressed his support for the four-year term with reelection and a bicameral legislature but disagreed with the proposal to shorten the next presidential term to three years.
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Of course they want the same system as the United States that’s well on its way to dictatorship, if not already there.
The issue here is that one man, the president, can pick and choose his loyal men of his choosing, to postings for the critical offices of the government.
That’s what Yoon and Trump have done – parachute their own loyal men into critical positions. I’m talking about the “Yes sir, whatever you say sir!”, or “I love you sir, I will kill for you sir!” types who were put there not for their ability, but for following orders from the President without any question.
If you post those types of men in the Justice office, the Intelligence, the military, and even the Supreme Court.. see what happens. Just look at the United States today, with little checks and balances left, and zero dissenting voices from the scared ruling party members and the media. They’ve been thoroughly cowed through intimidations and threats towards their jobs and even towards their own personal safety. They look like North Korea, with their party members doing nothing but praising the great ability of their President Trump who has just performed a miracle on America. That is extremely scary.
I’m all for getting rid of the single, five year Presidential term, replaced by the possible back to back two, four year terms. But at the same time, South Korea needs to give less power to the President because South Korea’s presidents have done too many power abuses in the past, with the worst being perpetrated by soon-to-be ex-President in prison, Yoon Suck You.
I think “dictatorship” does not mean what you think it means.
Trump said exactly what he was going to do, he was elected by popular vote to do it, he has been doing what he promised, and his popularity is high.
This is pretty much the opposite of a dictator.