Anthony Kuhn

Opposition lawmakers say they're going to keep trying, keep submitting impeachment bills until one of them passes, but this one is pretty much finished.

Opposition lawmakers say they're going to keep trying, keep submitting impeachment bills until one of them passes, but this one is pretty much finished.

I couldn't make it in. I was struggling to get through the massive crowds outside. Organizers estimated a million people there. Police put it at less than 150,000. It certainly reminded everybody of 2017 when there were huge protests and South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, was impeached and later jailed on corruption charges.

I couldn't make it in. I was struggling to get through the massive crowds outside. Organizers estimated a million people there. Police put it at less than 150,000. It certainly reminded everybody of 2017 when there were huge protests and South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, was impeached and later jailed on corruption charges.

I couldn't make it in. I was struggling to get through the massive crowds outside. Organizers estimated a million people there. Police put it at less than 150,000. It certainly reminded everybody of 2017 when there were huge protests and South Korea's first female president, Park Geun-hye, was impeached and later jailed on corruption charges.

Many of the people I spoke there with said they felt that they owed it to themselves and to their families and to history to be there. I spoke to a 60-year-old retired teacher named Lee In Son, and when she was a college student in the 1980s, students who protested against the then military government were often arrested, beaten, and tortured. And here's what she said.

Many of the people I spoke there with said they felt that they owed it to themselves and to their families and to history to be there. I spoke to a 60-year-old retired teacher named Lee In Son, and when she was a college student in the 1980s, students who protested against the then military government were often arrested, beaten, and tortured. And here's what she said.

Many of the people I spoke there with said they felt that they owed it to themselves and to their families and to history to be there. I spoke to a 60-year-old retired teacher named Lee In Son, and when she was a college student in the 1980s, students who protested against the then military government were often arrested, beaten, and tortured. And here's what she said.

She said, seeing martial law declared this week, all the nightmares from that time came back. I couldn't sleep and I was speechless for days. I became a teacher later and I think I've had a comfortable life since and the times have changed. But this feeling of returning to the 80s, the rage was unbearable.

She said, seeing martial law declared this week, all the nightmares from that time came back. I couldn't sleep and I was speechless for days. I became a teacher later and I think I've had a comfortable life since and the times have changed. But this feeling of returning to the 80s, the rage was unbearable.

She said, seeing martial law declared this week, all the nightmares from that time came back. I couldn't sleep and I was speechless for days. I became a teacher later and I think I've had a comfortable life since and the times have changed. But this feeling of returning to the 80s, the rage was unbearable.

We should note that Yoon's supporters, President Yoon Sung-yeol's supporters, were also out there holding their demonstrations. And that's a reminder that the country is politically deeply divided and polarized.

We should note that Yoon's supporters, President Yoon Sung-yeol's supporters, were also out there holding their demonstrations. And that's a reminder that the country is politically deeply divided and polarized.

We should note that Yoon's supporters, President Yoon Sung-yeol's supporters, were also out there holding their demonstrations. And that's a reminder that the country is politically deeply divided and polarized.

Well, they say that martial law is supposed to be declared in case of emergencies like war or natural disasters. Yoon said he declared it because the opposition was blocking his bills, dogging him and his wife over corruption scandals. And opposition lawmakers say he tried to use the military to arrest top lawmakers, which you can't do under martial law.

Well, they say that martial law is supposed to be declared in case of emergencies like war or natural disasters. Yoon said he declared it because the opposition was blocking his bills, dogging him and his wife over corruption scandals. And opposition lawmakers say he tried to use the military to arrest top lawmakers, which you can't do under martial law.

Well, they say that martial law is supposed to be declared in case of emergencies like war or natural disasters. Yoon said he declared it because the opposition was blocking his bills, dogging him and his wife over corruption scandals. And opposition lawmakers say he tried to use the military to arrest top lawmakers, which you can't do under martial law.

Well, it looks like Yoon is going to keep his job for now. But his problem is that polls in South Korea show that 70% of the people think he should be impeached. And so it's highly likely that large-scale protests will continue. Now, the U.S. counts on South Korea for many things. Investment in trade, dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue.

Well, it looks like Yoon is going to keep his job for now. But his problem is that polls in South Korea show that 70% of the people think he should be impeached. And so it's highly likely that large-scale protests will continue. Now, the U.S. counts on South Korea for many things. Investment in trade, dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue.

Well, it looks like Yoon is going to keep his job for now. But his problem is that polls in South Korea show that 70% of the people think he should be impeached. And so it's highly likely that large-scale protests will continue. Now, the U.S. counts on South Korea for many things. Investment in trade, dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue.