For Checks and Balances on the President, the Blue Camp Will Soon Propose Amendments during Constitutional Reform

For Checks and Balances on the President, the Blue Camp Will Soon Propose Amendments during Constitutional Reform

Source: UDN

July 30, 2020

KMT Chairman Johnny Chiang said yesterday that the KMT would promptly propose two constitutional amendments that had a consensus in public opinion, i.e., "normalizing the President's State of the Nation report" before the Legislative Yuan and "the power of consfirmation over appointments of premiers."

Chiang points out that the power over nominations for Control Yuan members underscores that a president lacking self-restraint undermines the equilibrium of powers, creating a constitutional crisis of a president with powers but no accountability.

Chiang emphasizes that protecting democracy and fighting abuse of power is the basis and consensus of the KMT for deliberations on constitutional amendments, adding that the KMT will accelerate communication and dialogue, both internally and externally, to ensure that the Examination power and Control power will not be reduced to a Dongchang as an extension of presidential powers

[Editor’s note: Dongchang is a Ming Dynasty secret police organization equivalent to the modern-day Gestapo.]

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