Joo Ho-young: "If the Democratic Party Unilaterally Holds a Plenary Session... It Will Only Be Trampled"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, stated on the 12th that if the Democratic Party of Korea proceeds with the plenary session without bipartisan agreement, "we have no choice but to be trampled upon."

On the same day, on KBS Radio's 'Kim Kyung-rae's Strongest Current Affairs,' Floor Leader Joo said, "If we do not submit the committee assignment list, the committee chairs cannot be elected," adding, "The Democratic Party calls it stalling, but we cannot submit the assignment list without knowing which committee chairs we will take."

Floor Leader Joo said, "If they unilaterally hold the plenary session without agreement, we may boycott, but we will strongly protest the unfairness through parliamentary procedure speeches and will not participate in the vote," adding, "We need to discuss whether to leave after entering the plenary hall or not enter at all."

He also said, "If the Democratic Party had conceded the Legislation and Judiciary Committee from the start, the organization of the National Assembly would have been easier. Even if we take the chair of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, after 120 days, we can bring bills to the plenary session," and added, "We see the Democratic Party's insistence on the Legislation and Judiciary Committee as an attempt to maintain control over the courts and prosecution."

Regarding the Legislation and Judiciary Committee's authority to review the structure and wording of bills, Floor Leader Joo said, "It is impossible to abolish the authority to review the structure and wording," and stated, "In the past four years, 45 unconstitutional laws have been issued. There is no such poor-quality legislature in OECD countries where more than 10 unconstitutional laws are issued annually. One unconstitutional law causes enormous social costs."

He added, "At the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, we propose abolishing the authority to review the structure and wording but establishing a Judicial Committee and a Legislative Committee to strengthen this authority," and said, "The Legislative Committee should be expanded to 40-50 members to thoroughly review bills. If this function is removed, the bills passed by the National Assembly will be of poor quality."

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