◎ Chi Ming
As the new session of the Legislative Yuan begins, the blue and white camps have joined forces to block personnel matters of the Supervisory Committee without any limit, leaving the top supervisory organ in a virtual state of "zero Supervisory Committee". If Chiang Wanan and other blue and white politicians advocated "abolition of the Yuan", they should openly introduce reform measures and amend the law. However, now that there is a lack of supporting facilities, they are resorting to malicious boycotts of constitutional institutions. The most direct side effect is that "the derelict officials are left unattended and the people's petitions are blocked." This maladministration and vicious struggle that has kidnapped the country cannot be smoothed down, and the grassroots people who have lost access to relief will ultimately foot the bill.
The Blue and White camps have joined forces to block personnel matters involving the Supervisory Committee, leaving the highest supervisory authority in a virtual state of "zero Supervisory Committee". The picture shows the Legislative Yuan meeting voting for the approval of personnel of the Supervisory Committee. (File photo)
How vulnerable are ordinary people when local bureaucrats protect each other and relief within the system fails? Looking back on the suicide case of an acting teacher at an elementary school in Chiayi City in 2021, a teacher was publicly tried and smeared by the principal just because he objected to the installation of a surveillance camera without consent by the school. He could not bear the bullying and went to a dead end. At the beginning of the incident, the Chiayi City Government not only failed to fulfill its rectification function, but even tried to conclude the case hastily by stating that "workplace bullying was not established."
Under the closed nepotism network, relief is blocked by interests, and only independent supervisory powers can intervene. It was the Supervisory Yuan's follow-up investigation and in-depth investigation that exposed the local officials' abdication of responsibility, corrected the Chiayi City Government, and impeached the derelict former principal and former education director Lin Lisheng, which saved the tragedy from being covered up by the dark web. The Blue and White legislators shouted that the Oversight Council was ridiculous, but ignored that it was the last lifeline for the weak to fight against derelict officials.
External inspection forces are the key to overturning the long-standing drawbacks of laws and regulations. In the case of sweat and sweat exploitation involving tens of thousands of "project teachers" in colleges and universities, these teachers have been marginalized for many years and are not protected by laws and regulations. In the long legal blind spot, it was not until the Supervisory Yuan proposed severe corrections that this constitutional pressure successfully forced the competent authorities to make legal amendments and establish a salary and relief channel for teachers on special projects.
In the case of the sweat and sweat exploitation of tens of thousands of "project teachers" in colleges and universities, it was not until the Control Yuan proposed severe corrections that this constitutional pressure successfully forced the competent authorities to make legal changes and establish salary and relief channels for project teachers. The picture shows the teacher selection examination situation. (File photo)
From the tragedy of life in state education to the structural exploitation in higher education, it is proven that the power of supervision is an indispensable line of defense for breaking down the high walls of the system. The Blue and White camp often uses color-based handling of cases to discredit the prison, and completely blocks people's affairs to please the stratosphere. This is essentially a political method that undermines constitutional government. If the opposition party sincerely advocates "abolition of the courts without abolition of power," please take the initiative to propose a package of constitutional amendments. But now it is blindly paralyzing the state machinery. Once the constitutional defense line is lost, agencies that violate the law and abuse power and derelict officials may completely lose restraint.
Using the right to consent to personnel as a political bargaining chip kidnaps social justice. The Blue and White caucus should return to constitutional rationality and prevent the people's basic rights from falling victim to the vicious fighting between political parties.
