Choo Kyung-ho: "If Bills Are Submitted Without Deliberation, Filibuster Will Continue"

Opposition Forces Passage of 4 Broadcasting Laws... Ruling Party Proposes Veto
Yellow Envelope Law and 250,000 Won Support Law Also Likely to be Enforced

Choo Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, announced on the 30th that the opposition party plans to continue responding with unlimited debate (filibuster) if bills are passed unilaterally without a deliberation process in the future. Regarding the Broadcasting Four Acts (amendments to the Broadcasting Act, the Korea Broadcasting Culture Promotion Agency Act, the Korea Educational Broadcasting System Act, and the Korea Communications Commission Establishment Act) that the Democratic Party of Korea forcibly passed that day, he recommended that the president exercise the right to request reconsideration (veto power).

On the 30th, Choo Kyung-ho, floor leader of the People Power Party, came out to the rotunda hall stairs and condemned the ruling party's forced passage as the vote began on the fourth bill among the 'Broadcasting Four Laws,' the amendment to the Educational Broadcasting Corporation Act (EBS Act), in the plenary session of the National Assembly. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

After concluding a party meeting at the National Assembly that day, Floor Leader Choo told reporters, "First of all, if bills that have not been deliberated in the standing committee and have not been agreed upon between the ruling and opposition parties are unilaterally submitted to the plenary session, we plan to continue filibusters to inform the public of the illegitimacy of the laws," adding, "The current situation in the National Assembly is because the Democratic Party ignored the deliberation procedures in the standing committee and pushed through unilaterally with majority power."

He said, "All responsibility lies with the Democratic Party, which operates the National Assembly like a party meeting, ignoring the dialogue and cooperation that the Assembly has built up," and emphasized, "The People Power Party, as the ruling party for people’s livelihood, wants to discuss various bills and policies for the future development of the country." He continued, "Because they are pushing through unilaterally, the National Assembly is showing its current state," and urged once again, "We call on the Democratic Party to exercise restraint in using majority power. The public is uncomfortable, and the livelihood of the Republic of Korea is being damaged."

Regarding the possibility that the Democratic Party will forcibly pass the Yellow Envelope Act and the 250,000 won support law at the plenary session on the 1st of next month, he explained, "The Democratic Party unilaterally decided the agenda together with the Speaker of the National Assembly as they wished," and added, "The Democratic Party is also holding a party meeting today to gather opinions on the future schedule. We will have to see the results to make a judgment." However, since Floor Leader Choo announced the filibuster response plan, if the Democratic Party forcibly passes the two bills, the People Power Party is highly likely to counter with a filibuster.

Before the party meeting that day, Floor Leader Choo held a rally condemning the Democratic Party’s unilateral passage of the Broadcasting Four Acts after a 5-night, 6-day filibuster and recommended that the president exercise veto power.

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