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2026/01/05
【千秋萬事】2年條款轉彎?柯P喊焦土|立委 陳昭姿|王淺秋|1.5.26
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I. Disputes over the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act and Green-White Interactions
- Ko Wen-je's Emphasis on the Bill and Visits: Legislator Chen Chao-chi(陳昭姿) pointed out that her condition for joining the Taiwan People's Party, TPP was Ko Wen-je(柯文哲)'s support for the Assisted Reproductive Technology Act to become a priority bill. After being detained for over a year, Ko Wen-je recently actively assisted Chen Chao-chi in visiting various caucuses and Legislators in the Legislative Yuan to seek support for the bill. Ko Wen-je believes this bill is a "livelihood bill" that should not be politicized, and expressed his confusion over its stalemate in the Legislative Yuan (08:10-09:22, 10:05-10:08).
- Democratic Progressive Party Caucus's Response and Obstruction: Chen Chao-chi described that when visiting the Democratic Progressive Party, DPP Caucus, Mr. Chou, the office director of Ke Chien-Ming(柯建銘), blocked them from entering the elevator. Caucus Leader Ke Chien-Ming only briefly responded that the ruling party would legislate based on the Executive Yuan's version and shifted the discussion focus to the General Budget Bill (11:19-14:31).
- Politicization of Livelihood Bills: Chen Chao-chi believes that many DPP Legislators, including Lai Ching-te(賴清德), had supported this bill in the past, but now oppose it because the TPP proposed it, turning a livelihood bill into a political issue (09:56-10:01, 26:53-27:06, 40:19-40:23). Furthermore, during the promotion of the bill, it was smeared by the DPP, with accusations such as "exploiting women" or "washing the population for the CCP," which was disheartening (38:15-38:48).
- Ko Wen-je's Expectations: Ko Wen-je called on President Lai Ching-te to release goodwill "with a single thought" to facilitate dialogue and cooperation, allowing the bill to be promoted (40:35-41:12).
II. General Budget Bill Dispute and Cross-Party Deadlock
- TPP's Stance on the General Budget Bill Review: The TPP Caucus insists that the ruling party should allocate the budget according to law (i.e., implement bills that have passed Third Reading in the Legislative Yuan); otherwise, the TPP will not concede on the review of the General Budget Bill. This is a crucial matter of principle that allows no compromise (15:56-16:46, 17:32-17:42).
- Ruling Party's Approach: Host Wang Hsien-chiu(王淺秋) cited reports indicating that the ruling party is not seeking a coordinated solution for the General Budget Bill but will adopt a "three-pronged strategy," including administrative team inspections, coordinated local operations, and the release of public opinion poll data, preparing to "go down to the grassroots to appeal to public opinion" and continue to "force it through" (18:56-19:12, 41:21-41:31).
- Problem of Executive Dominance: Chen Chao-chi believes that the current political situation in Taiwan has led to the executive power being infinitely expanded, attempting to eliminate or disregard the Legislative Yuan, resulting in executive dominance. The impartiality of the judicial power is also severely questioned, with public trust in judicial judgments on political figures being extremely low (34:41-34:52, 33:13-34:06).
III. Parliamentary Reform and Presidential State of the Nation Address
- Format of Presidential State of the Nation Address: Chen Chao-chi clarified that the TPP has never demanded a "one-question, one-answer" format when the President delivers the State of the Nation Address to the Legislative Yuan. Instead, they advocate for "sequential questioning," the format of which can be discussed to show respect for the parliament and allow the President to explain important issues, such as large arms procurement cases (20:47-22:04, 22:08-22:12, 22:28-22:31).
- Ruling Party's External Narrative: The ruling party, however, claimed externally that opposition parties demanded "one-question, one-answer," attempting to shift blame to the opposition and smear them as disrespecting the head of state (22:14-22:21).
- Problems with Legislative Yuan Operations: Chen Chao-chi stated that the 11th Legislative Yuan has seen unprecedented chaos, such as administrative agencies not affiliating with, not publishing, and not implementing bills passed by the Legislative Yuan, as well as insufficient Grand Justice appointments and manipulation of the quorum for meetings (25:23-25:55).
IV. TPP's "Two-Year Clause" and Political Struggles
- Possibility of Adjusting the Two-Year Clause: Host Wang Hsien-chiu mentioned that the "two-year clause" for TPP Legislators might be adjusted, which requires Ko Wen-je to make a decision because Huang Kuo-Chang(黃國昌) is restricted by this rule and intends to run for New Taipei City Mayor (23:04-23:13, 23:29-23:36).
- Kuomintang's Concerns: Chen Chao-chi pointed out that several Kuomintang, KMT Legislators are concerned that if TPP Legislators are replaced according to the two-year clause, it would affect the hard-won cooperation between the KMT and TPP. In the "fragile" political period of 2026, this could bring uncertainty (23:37-24:20).
- Ruling Party's Political Suppression: Chen Chao-chi believes that the DPP views the TPP as the "biggest stumbling block" on its path to continued governance, attempting to remove it through judicial persecution or media smear campaigns. Ko Wen-je's "scorched-earth policy" is a response to this (30:52-32:11, 32:24-32:40). This approach is identical to behaviors the DPP criticized in the past, leading to concerns that the judiciary is becoming a political tool (33:57-34:26, 42:41-42:44).
V. Chen Shui-bian Incident and Internal Factional Instability
- Chen Shui-bian's Program Banned: Former President Chen Shui-bian(陳水扁)'s television program was ordered to be suspended by President of the Executive Yuan Cho Jung-tai(卓榮泰), who threatened to return him to prison otherwise. This move drew criticism from Chen Chih-chung(陳致中) as intimidation and raised questions about the ruling party's double standards (43:32-44:46, 48:15-48:28).
- Amnesty and DPP's Considerations: Chen Chao-chi stated that Chen Shui-bian has been on medical parole for ten years, and supporters generally expect the DPP government (under Tsai Ing-wen(蔡英文) or Lai Ching-te) to grant him amnesty, but this has not yet happened (45:06-45:10, 48:11-48:15). She believes Chen Shui-bian must have many thoughts on the current government's handling of the "minority government, majority opposition" situation, but due to concerns about his medical parole and his son still being a party member, he has not fully expressed them (47:43-47:51, 48:58-49:06, 51:17-51:26).
- Lai Ching-te's Shift in Stance: When Lai Ching-te served as Tainan Mayor, he advocated for Chen Shui-bian's amnesty, but now, as President, he has not only failed to grant amnesty but has also interfered with Chen Shui-bian's media activities (49:34-49:44).
- Importance of Checks and Balances: Chen Chao-chi emphasized that after the experience of Tsai Ing-wen's administration with "double majorities," she now greatly fears a situation where both the executive power and the parliament are controlled by a single party, believing that checks and balances are crucial for democracy (50:11-50:38).
VI. Cross-Strait Relations and Defense Strategy
- Dispute over Amendment to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area: Legislator Lin I-chin(林宜瑾) proposed an amendment to the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, deleting the phrase "before national unification" and changing "region" to "Taiwan and the People's Republic of China," intending to promote the "two states" theory (54:00-54:11).
- DPP's Practice of Independence Claims: Chen Chao-chi criticized the DPP for long using "Taiwan is an independent sovereign state" to win votes, but failing to actually amend the constitution after coming to power, only manipulating the條例 (statutes). The KMT also urged them not to withdraw the proposal and to put it to a vote to test their long-held主張 (stance) (54:37-54:49, 55:19-55:54).
- Defense Transparency: The TPP advocates for "preparing for war but not seeking war." It does not oppose arms procurement but demands that military expenditure must be transparent. They argue that a NT$1.25 trillion arms procurement budget cannot be handled with just two A4 pages, and mentioned existing irregularities in the indigenous warship building program (56:18-56:35, 56:37-56:45).
- Cross-Strait Situation and International Role: Chen Chao-chi pointed out that mainland China's military strength has become powerful enough to threaten the United States. Taiwan should face this reality and not blindly believe that the United States will send troops to defend it (57:12-57:40, 51:47-51:55). She also questioned the opacity of Taiwan's tariff (trade agreement) handling, which has not been publicly transparent to the people, believing this to be even more serious than the opacity of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement protested by the Sunflower Student Movement back then (51:41-51:45, 52:14-52:21, 52:45-53:05).
- Call for Peace: Chen Chao-chi agrees with Han Kuo-yu(韓國瑜)'s statement that "the Republic of China is our nation, and Taiwan is our home," and expressed fear of war, hoping the government can preserve peace (56:52-57:07, 57:58-58:05).