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Old 12-10-2005, 05:28 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ruling Party Forces Passage of Private School Bill

Amid rowdy scenes, the National Assembly on Friday passed a controversial revision of the private school law that will compel schools to fill more than 25 percent of their board with faculty members and parents.
The ruling Uri Party railroaded the bill through amid violent attempts to block it by the Grand National Party, winning the vote with 140 lawmakers in favor, 10 abstentions and four against.


Seven out of nine Democratic Labor Party lawmakers abstained as the progressive minor opposition party wanted an even greater proportion - one-third - of the board elected from among people unrelated to private school owners.

After the vote, GNP floor leader Kang Jae-seop hinted he could quit the party post, saying he would take responsibility for the “illegal” passage of the bill and the GNP decided to take firm action.

Private schools are also up in arms about the bill. Owners have warned they will appeal to the Constitutional Court, stage a campaign to reject the law, stop accepting new students and close down schools. They said they would initially close schools for one day next week and demand the resignation of President Roh Moo-hyun and his government.


Grand National Party lawmaker Song Young-sun (far right) tries to pull Uri lawmaker Chung Bong-ju (third from right) down from behind to block him from getting on the rostrum to explain a bill on private school reform during a National Assembly plenary session on Friday.
I thought it'd be more apt to post in General than Politics since I don't know about politics in Korea so let's not talk about that. Just look at the picture, they make the US politicians look like tamed kittens. Don't you just love the people running your country?

And to my knowledge, this happens quite a few times, in Korea and Taiwan.
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Old 12-10-2005, 05:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Reminds me that in England's House of Commons the Government side is exactly two sword lengths away from the Official Opposition...

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Old 12-10-2005, 06:45 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:27 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I think that the Taiwanese legislators have also gone at it on occasion. And there have been fistfights on the floor of the U.S. House and Senate.

I don't know about the British Parliament, but I watch Question Time on C-SPAN from time to time, and they don't need to use fists or weapons -- they fight really, really well with their mouths. Yeah, we speak English here in the states, but English really belongs to the Brits, and they sure know how to use it.

I get the impression that if an MP hauled off and whacked someone on the floor he'd lose face -- because if he'd _really_ been on his game, he'd have been able to destroy the other guy without ever lifting a fist.
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Old 12-10-2005, 07:43 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Rodney... today you are correct, but back in the day? The two sword lengths came in very handy.
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Old 12-10-2005, 11:06 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I don't know about the British Parliament, but I watch Question Time on C-SPAN from time to time, and they don't need to use fists or weapons -- they fight really, really well with their mouths. Yeah, we speak English here in the states, but English really belongs to the Brits, and they sure know how to use it.

I get the impression that if an MP hauled off and whacked someone on the floor he'd lose face -- because if he'd _really_ been on his game, he'd have been able to destroy the other guy without ever lifting a fist.
Us brits are good at two things: Arguing and complaining, both of which are done to finess in the commons.

It's true that a good politician should be able to destroy the other guy with words, but it doesn't stop them getting barred from the commons every now and again.

I think that it's arms reach with a broadsword in the commons between the two lines.
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Old 12-10-2005, 10:33 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 12-11-2005, 12:16 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Old 12-11-2005, 01:49 AM   #9 (permalink)
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At least they are passionate about what they do. Sometimes I think our politicians don't give a rat's ass about politics as long as they can keep their nicely paid jobs. A bit of fisticuffs in riksdagen would make me respect our politicians more right now.
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Old 12-11-2005, 03:44 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Political policy should be decided with a bare knuckle knock down.

Oh no hang on, the Republicans have got Arnie.

Still I bet he fights like a girl.
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