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Legislative Violence in Taiwan
Legislative violence broadly refers to any violent clashes between members of a legislature, often physically inside the legislature and triggered by divisive issues and tight votes. Such clashes have occurred in many countries across time, and notable incidents still regularly occur. The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) is probably the most notable example of legislative violence today. In the history of the Legislative Yuan, numerous violent acts have occurred during parliamentary sessions. It is popularly referred locally as "Legislative Brawling" (立委群毆). In 1995, the Legislative Yuan was presented with the Ig Nobel Prize Peace Award, for "demonstrating that politicians gain more by punching, kicking and gouging each other than by waging war against other nations." Listed below are the most current brawlings in the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan. 23 March 2004 -- A serious scuffle broke out between the ruling and opposition party members after an argument over vote recounts from the presidential election. 7 May 2004 -- Lawmakers Chu Hsing-yu and Lai Ching-teh got into a brawl over legislative procedures. TV stations showed Chu grabbing Lai and trying to wrestle him onto a desk. He then tried to headbutt his colleague before jabbing him in the stomach. The brawl resulted in having a traffic policeman called into the chamber to test Chu's alcohol level, after he was accused of being drunk. The tests showed no sign of alcohol influence. 26 October 2004 -- During a debate on a military hardware purchase ordinance, the opposition and ruling party engaged in a food fight after a disagreement broke out. 30 May 2006 -- Amid a proposal about creating direct transport links with Mainland China, DPP deputy Wang Shu-hui snatched the written proposal and shoved it into her mouth. Opposition members failed to get her to cough it up by pulling her hair. She later spat the proposal out and tore it up. This is the third time that the DPP’s actions have stopped a vote over this issue. During the incident another DPP member, Chuang Ho-tzu, spat at an opposition member. 8 May 2007 -- Two dozen members overwhelmed the Speaker's podium, which became a free-for-all between the ruling (DPP) and opposition (KMT) parties with punches and sprayed water, requiring at least one hospitalization. The fight was over an alleged delay of the annual budget. |
Legislative Violence in the United States
There were not many legislature violence in the USA during the last century. February 20, 1902 -- During a debate on a bill dealing with the Philippine Islands, Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina accused Senator John L. McLaurin of South Carolina of "treachery" for siding with the Republicans in support of Philippine Annexation, and alleged that McLaurin had been granted control of government patronage in South Carolina. Upon receiving word of this statement, McLaurin entered the Senate Chamber and denounced Tillman, upon which Tillman attacked him. During the fight, other senators were hit by the punches. As a result, the Senate went into closed session to debate the matter. Both senators apologized to the Senate, but almost came to blows immediately thereafter. On February 28, the Senate voted 54 to 12, with 22 abstentions, to Censure both Tillman and McLaurin. McLaurin did not seek reelection, while Tillman served in the Senate until 1918. June 7, 2007 -- During the final day of the 2007 regular session of the Alabama State Senate Republican Sen. Charles Bishop of Jasper punched Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe in the head before the two were pulled apart. June 15, 2011-- During a vote of California budget state Assemblymen Warren Furutani and Don Wagner broke out in a fight over a comment Wagner made that Furutani deemed offensive. |
鎖門杯葛議程! 管碧玲:人數不足情勢下的杯葛方式!
資料來源:NOWnews 記者林睿康/台北報導 2009-5-4 立法院教育委員會今(4)日下午安排審查大學法和專科學校法等修正草案,不過卻遭民進黨鎖門杯葛議程。鎖在教育委員會的民進黨立委管碧玲接受電話訪問時表示,由於民進黨國會人數不足,因此才決定要以鎖門方式杯葛。管碧玲認為,由於開放陸生來台和中國學歷將影響台灣學生權益,因此呼籲執政黨要審慎處理。 管碧玲說,在國民黨決定要開放陸生來台和承認大陸學歷後,民進黨就一直在思考要如何杯葛這項政策,在今天中午經黨團會議討論後,由於民進黨國會人數不足,因此大家決定要以鎖門方式進行杯葛。 管碧玲表示,陸生來台及承認中國學歷引起社會很多疑慮,反彈聲浪很大,去年還有數十萬人走上街頭抗議,顯見政府應該對此重大爭議的政策有責任要誠意溝通,而不是利用國會一黨獨大優勢企圖強渡關山。 管碧玲認為,陸生來台及開放中國學歷對國內大學生將產生強大的磁吸效應及畢業就業競爭,因此,民進黨呼籲執政黨要審慎處理。 拖延戰術? 李俊毅:會議時間結束才開門 資料來源:自由時報〔本報訊〕2009-5-4 立法院教育和內政委員會今天審查兩岸關係條例,民進黨杯葛「開放陸生來台」及「採認大陸學歷」相關條文,將兩間會議室大門反鎖。民進黨立委李俊毅於電訪時表示,民進黨27席的立委,有半數在內政委員會,另一半在教育委員會會場,絕對抗爭到底,今天會議時間結束前,絕不會開門。 李俊毅譴責國民黨使用多數暴力,他認為,「開放陸生來台」及「採認大陸學歷」應該要凝聚國人,取得高度共識,民進黨絕對不會允許國民黨片面使用人數優勢,強行讓法案通過。 |