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And I have been absolutely 100 percent vindicated because the impeachment vote, the first one rolls around. The first one happens very quickly after the first coup. Right. Well, the first coup, hopefully the only coup, hopefully is not a second coup, but this happens very quickly. And OK, so the vote rolls around and the entire PPP, the entire party, except maybe like two people.
And I have been absolutely 100 percent vindicated because the impeachment vote, the first one rolls around. The first one happens very quickly after the first coup. Right. Well, the first coup, hopefully the only coup, hopefully is not a second coup, but this happens very quickly. And OK, so the vote rolls around and the entire PPP, the entire party, except maybe like two people.
And I have been absolutely 100 percent vindicated because the impeachment vote, the first one rolls around. The first one happens very quickly after the first coup. Right. Well, the first coup, hopefully the only coup, hopefully is not a second coup, but this happens very quickly. And OK, so the vote rolls around and the entire PPP, the entire party, except maybe like two people.
Just walk out of the chambers. And because they walk out of the chambers, the vote fails because they don't have they don't have quorum.
Just walk out of the chambers. And because they walk out of the chambers, the vote fails because they don't have they don't have quorum.
Just walk out of the chambers. And because they walk out of the chambers, the vote fails because they don't have they don't have quorum.
If you don't have a quorum, is it like there's there's like a minimum number of members that has to be in attendance for for whatever you're doing to be legal to stop like two people from showing up in the middle of the night and being like, ha ha, I am in the parliament. We've just passed this like order that makes me dictator or whatever.
If you don't have a quorum, is it like there's there's like a minimum number of members that has to be in attendance for for whatever you're doing to be legal to stop like two people from showing up in the middle of the night and being like, ha ha, I am in the parliament. We've just passed this like order that makes me dictator or whatever.
If you don't have a quorum, is it like there's there's like a minimum number of members that has to be in attendance for for whatever you're doing to be legal to stop like two people from showing up in the middle of the night and being like, ha ha, I am in the parliament. We've just passed this like order that makes me dictator or whatever.
And again, the entire PPP just walks out and they leave and the vote fails because the PPP managed to whip basically its entire membership into trying to keep Yoon in power. And here begins the what the fuck is going on part of this episode, because A, all reports we have suggest that Yoon was planning to have the leadership of the PPP arrested.
And again, the entire PPP just walks out and they leave and the vote fails because the PPP managed to whip basically its entire membership into trying to keep Yoon in power. And here begins the what the fuck is going on part of this episode, because A, all reports we have suggest that Yoon was planning to have the leadership of the PPP arrested.
And again, the entire PPP just walks out and they leave and the vote fails because the PPP managed to whip basically its entire membership into trying to keep Yoon in power. And here begins the what the fuck is going on part of this episode, because A, all reports we have suggest that Yoon was planning to have the leadership of the PPP arrested.
And B, he just literally tried to do a coup, and they're still backing him. And C, we stumble into a very, very thorny question that I saw from people in Korea, like, the moment after all this stuff happens, but didn't really hit the Western press until later, if at all, and didn't really hit, like... the mainstream consciousness? And this question will become apparent in a second.
And B, he just literally tried to do a coup, and they're still backing him. And C, we stumble into a very, very thorny question that I saw from people in Korea, like, the moment after all this stuff happens, but didn't really hit the Western press until later, if at all, and didn't really hit, like... the mainstream consciousness? And this question will become apparent in a second.
And B, he just literally tried to do a coup, and they're still backing him. And C, we stumble into a very, very thorny question that I saw from people in Korea, like, the moment after all this stuff happens, but didn't really hit the Western press until later, if at all, and didn't really hit, like... the mainstream consciousness? And this question will become apparent in a second.
So here's from The Guardian. Senior PPP politicians have claimed you can continue as president while delegating his powers to the prime minister. An arrangement Park, that's Park Chan-dae, who's a very powerful Democratic Party politician, an arrangement Park described as, quote, a blatant constitutional violation with no legal basis. Now, this is true. What Park is saying is right. Right.
So here's from The Guardian. Senior PPP politicians have claimed you can continue as president while delegating his powers to the prime minister. An arrangement Park, that's Park Chan-dae, who's a very powerful Democratic Party politician, an arrangement Park described as, quote, a blatant constitutional violation with no legal basis. Now, this is true. What Park is saying is right. Right.
So here's from The Guardian. Senior PPP politicians have claimed you can continue as president while delegating his powers to the prime minister. An arrangement Park, that's Park Chan-dae, who's a very powerful Democratic Party politician, an arrangement Park described as, quote, a blatant constitutional violation with no legal basis. Now, this is true. What Park is saying is right. Right.
And the fact that the Guardian is saying like that their way of framing this is, oh, the opposition party person says that this is a blatant violation of constitutional law with no legal basis. That's not just a thing that he says, like, this is true. Like, there is no legal mechanism for, well, we don't want to impeach our president, but also he just tried to do a coup.
And the fact that the Guardian is saying like that their way of framing this is, oh, the opposition party person says that this is a blatant violation of constitutional law with no legal basis. That's not just a thing that he says, like, this is true. Like, there is no legal mechanism for, well, we don't want to impeach our president, but also he just tried to do a coup.