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S. Korea Lawmakers Fight for Podium
South Korean lawmakers from the Uri Party (without coats), who back President Roh Moo-hyun, scuffle with lawmakers from opposition parties (in jackets) as the latter attempt to occupy the seat of the speaker at parliament in Seoul, March 12, 2004. Opposition parliamentarians sought unsuccessfully to storm the occupied speaker's podium early Friday to try to ensure they could hold an unprecedented vote on impeaching South Korean President Roh, local media said. KOREA OUT NO ARCHIVE REUTERS/Lee Jong-Ho
I am surprised this hasnt happened in Congress
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OMG... shame on me They are so so so so so so so Need 1000 more times of "so" stupid fuXX bastxxxx...
edit: It should be korean verion of "Jerry Springer Show", they sometime do that for korean people. --;;; (especially, nongovernment party do lots of times.)
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MURICA15980 Posts
Yeah, Koreans are a more furious people
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On March 11 2004 17:42 {CC}StealthBlue wrote: I am surprised this hasnt happened in Congress
There was a man in congress during civil war times.. I forget his name I think it was Charles Sumter or Sumner, and he said some harsh things about another guy in congress who wasn't present, but his cousin, or nephew was present, and he beat Charles with a cane. haha
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Russian Federation722 Posts
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that wasnt the first time it happened either bill...
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If you actually read the article it seems like there's a pretty tense situation going on. Maybe somone from South Korea could give us more insight into this?
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Canada5062 Posts
The opposition parties in Korea are trying to impeach the President over a scandal related to improper campaign financing. The elections for the National Assembly are coming up in April - and this is really the opposition parties' last chance to do something before getting wiped out (and, barring real damage from this scandal, they almost certainly will).
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Wiped out? Korea is a one party country? Isnt it that way in all the civilized countries? /*sarcasm intended*/
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Haha so there is a political party in Korea and their thing is to not wear coats? Thats so cool I wish American wasn't dominated by 2 old boring parties.
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we're not, its one fairly dynamic party
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Canada5062 Posts
Bet the judges in the Constitutional Court are just freakin' now. They have the fate of the President in their hands.
Kinda sad. Roh, love him or hate him, represented real change for the Korean people. Had no real vested interest in Establishment causes, so really was (comparatively) free to introduce some much-needed changes to the system. Looks like he'll end up like so many other quixotic political figures in the 20th century - early retirement. I told a friend when Roh got elected that he'd get assassinated before the end of his term. Guess I was wrong - but not really. Same idea.
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Rea, why would u guess that he would get assassinated?
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United Kingdom2674 Posts
I am currently living in Korea. The vast majority of the Koreans I have spoken to have nothing but contempt for the whole process. People close to Roh are implicated in funding scandals. However, the opposition parties are up to their necks in exactly the same scandals, to such a degree that Roh said he would resign if his own group was found to have collected even one tenth of the amount of illegal money raised by the opposition. The other major justification for the impeachment is a comment Roh made in favour of the Uri party, apparently against election law. A first investigation said Roh's offence was merely a 'minor infraction'. It certainly does not justify throwing the country into political chaos.
In my opinion the opposition parties have shown with incredible clarity that their own sordid political games are more important to them than simple democratic principles.
And politicians wonder why people hold them in such contempt.
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Roh is the most pure hearted president in korea history. But he didn't have power. I'm really sorry for him... really sad...
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wth? pure hearted? He's so corrupt.
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found a new one:
South Korean National Assembly Speaker Park Kwan-yong, center, is surrounded by National Assembly officials after announcing impeachment of South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun at the National Assembly in Seoul, Friday, March 12, 2004. Parliament approved the unprecedented impeachment of President Roh's illegal electioneering and incompetence charges Friday. The impeachment passed by a vote of 193 to 2. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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