KMT-TPP coalition blocking national security bills, Taiwanese legislator claims

A legislator from Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has fiercely criticized the legislative procedural committee, accusing it of obstructing national security legislation. Legislator Chen Pei-yu stated that over five legislative sessions, the committee has blocked 1,272 national security bills proposed by the DPP, effectively transforming it into a barrier for legislation opposed by the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP) coalition.

Chen Pei-yu specifically targeted the committee's chairperson, KMT legislator Weng Hsiao-ling, calling it "absurd" that someone who identifies as Chinese presides over a committee funded by Taiwanese taxpayers. "The chairperson, who claims to be Chinese but receives money from the Taiwanese people and taxpayers, is presiding here," Chen stated, expressing outrage at the situation.

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The chairperson, who claims to be Chinese but receives money from the Taiwanese people and taxpayers, is presiding here.

The legislator further lambasted the committee's inefficiency, noting that its meeting minutes have not been finalized in the current session, requiring all matters to be sent to the plenary session. Chen described the committee as "useless" and a "terrible example" set by the KMT and TPP for the people of Taiwan this session.

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Those who always shout about supervising the Executive Yuan are the opposition legislators who fear review the most, who fear being supervised by the people the most!

Chen accused the opposition parties of fearing scrutiny and accountability. "Those who always shout about supervising the Executive Yuan are the opposition legislators who fear review the most, who fear being supervised by the people the most!" she exclaimed. Chen argued that the opposition's reluctance to discuss certain bills stems from an unwillingness to reveal their "ignorance, absurdity, and lack of seriousness" to the public, thus avoiding public examination.

Concluding her remarks, Chen declared that the KMT and TPP had failed their "final exam" for the legislative session, scoring zero for their "abuse of majority power." She urged the parties to stop treating the legislature as a battlefield and the procedural committee as a weapon, warning against holding the public hostage and using their concerns as political bargaining chips.

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the KMT and TPP are a party that only abuses its majority power. The final exam is not just a failing grade, it can even be said to be a zero.