Joo Ho-young: "People's Livelihood Comes First... Is It Time for the Ruling Party to Throw a Tantrum Over Taking Control of the Legislation and Judiciary Committee?"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Joo Ho-young, floor leader of the United Future Party, questioned, "Is this the time for the ruling party to throw a tantrum to take over the Legislation and Judiciary Committee, when people's livelihood should be the top priority?"

On the 15th, Floor Leader Joo said on Facebook, "The Democratic Party insists that the 177 seats they won in the last general election have granted them a qualitatively different kind of power."

He pointed out, "They claim the parliamentary practices established since the 1987 system are 'wrong practices and deep-rooted evils' and say they will run the National Assembly as they please," adding, "They refuse to abide by the rules of parliamentary operation that we have built since democratization. They are very shameless about it."

Quoting Sambong Jeong Do-jeon's words, "The people are extremely weak beings but cannot be subdued by force. They may seem very foolish but cannot be deceived by wisdom," and "The position of king is guaranteed by benevolent governance that saves the people's livelihood," Floor Leader Joo emphasized, "There was no unconditional loyalty to the dynasty or the king, at least for him," and "It means that the power of a ruler who violates the people's livelihood and public sentiment can be mercilessly overthrown."

He continued, "This is the spirit of our constitution and the basic framework of national governance. The sovereignty of the Republic of Korea lies with the people," adding, "The people have only temporarily entrusted sovereignty to the Democratic Party and President Moon Jae-in, and they can revoke that mandate even tomorrow."

Floor Leader Joo stressed, "Sambong Jeong Do-jeon's teaching from 600 years ago is that if the people's lives are endangered, even the king must be driven out," and emphasized, "Income-led growth, rapid minimum wage hikes, the 52-hour workweek system, full regularization of irregular workers... the accumulated failures of economic policies have made people's lives difficult."

He said, "The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated this. New unemployment has reached the highest level since statistics began in 1999, and the Kim Jong-un siblings are openly threatening military provocations," adding, "The 'peace process' of the past three years has collapsed, and our security preparedness is shaken."

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