Han Kuo-yu Says 'Ruling Power Cannot Be Greater Than the Constitution'! Yeh Yao-yuan Asks: When Will the Constitutional Court Resume Operations?

Political commentator Yeh Yao-yuan has sharply criticized Taiwan's opposition Blue and White parties, accusing them of hypocrisy and of paralyzing the nation's constitutional court.

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No matter how great the ruling power, it cannot be greater than the constitution.

Yeh, an international studies professor at St. Thomas University in the United States, stated that the Legislative Yuan's passage of a bill does not guarantee its constitutionality. He argued that if the opposition, holding a majority, passes unconstitutional or illegal legislation that harms national governance, the Executive Yuan must respond by refusing to endorse it. This, he suggested, is a necessary measure to protect Taiwan.

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When will you pass the appointment of grand justices to restore the operation of the constitutional court?

"No matter how great the ruling power, it cannot be greater than the constitution," Yeh quoted Han Kuo-yu, a prominent figure in the Kuomintang party. Yeh then directly challenged the Blue and White parties: "When will you pass the appointment of grand justices to restore the operation of the constitutional court? The initiators of the current paralysis of the judiciary and the constitution are the Blue and White opposition parties."

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The initiators of the current paralysis of the judiciary and the constitution are the Blue and White opposition parties.

Yeh further elaborated on the checks and balances within Taiwan's political system. He pointed out that if the Legislative Yuan is dissatisfied with the executive branch's operations, it has a constitutionally guaranteed mechanism: a no-confidence vote. "To criticize the Democratic Progressive Party government there hypocritically, while not exercising the most basic power granted to you by the constitution, is in my view nothing more than a crocodile crying tears of false sympathy," he stated. He implied that the opposition's actions are performative rather than genuine attempts to uphold constitutional principles.

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To criticize the Democratic Progressive Party government there hypocritically, while not exercising the most basic power granted to you by the constitution, is in my view nothing more than a crocodile crying tears of false sympathy.