Regarding the impeachment argument from some in the ruling party, "The process of persuading the public is important... Multi-faceted response, including national investigation and special prosecutors."
“People’s history is when a stone becomes a rock”… Ryu Si-min's 'stone in your shoe' remark rebuttal
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jeong-jin = Kim Min-seok, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 23rd about Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho Hee-dae's refusal of the Blue House's request to re-nominate a Supreme Court justice candidate, "This has the nature of an insurrection."
On this day, Representative Kim appeared on the live broadcast 'Minty 07' on the party's official YouTube channel 'Democratic Party TV', and regarding the Supreme Court's remand of President Lee Jae-myung's violation of the Public Official Election Act a month before the June 3, 2025 presidential election, he said, "(During martial law), the Supreme Court failed to take a clear position and appears to have sided with the forces of insurrection, or it actually tried to kill candidate Lee Jae-myung after that, and as an extension of that, it is ignoring the Constitution and trying to trample on the rights of the people. “It is,” he said.
He said, “It is truly an unprecedented case in history,” and “It is unprecedented for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to ignore the Constitution and law and play a game of power struggle with the President.” He continued, "This is a rare remnant of a civil war," and emphasized, "This is the sudden action of the last lone member of the civil war that has already been suppressed, and this has no choice but to be sorted out."
Representative Kim also mentioned the suspicions surrounding Supreme Court Chief Justice Cho's use of business promotion funds, saying, "In fact, it is equivalent to breach of trust," and argued, "It is a constitutional damage when there is already a defect in moral qualifications." He added, “We will look at this issue in depth from multiple angles and solve it wisely and step by step.”
In response to the statement that there are voices from some in the ruling party calling for the impeachment of Chief Justice Cho, he said, "We are clearly aware of the essence, but the process of understanding, explaining, and persuading the people is also very important, so we will take it step by step."
He continued, "During the process, there may be various inquiries from the National Assembly, a government investigation, and in some cases, a special prosecutor if there is a problem. Since there are various procedures, methods, and processes, we will respond comprehensively and from various angles."
Regarding President Lee's keynote speech at the UN General Assembly, he said, "He raised the importance of UN multilateralism," and added, "It was a message about the UN and a puzzle that contained different positions on President Trump's international outlook."
In particular, regarding President Lee's proposal of 'solidarity with constructive contributing countries' as a solution to the global energy supply chain problem surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, he said, "This presents another paradigm in the future international order and response to Hormuz." He also said, “It is a very strategically well-delivered message that acknowledges the U.S. position on North American issues and at the same time sends a message to both North Korea and North Korea.”
In addition, during the broadcast's introduction of viewer comments, he commented on the 'stone in the shoe' remark by Yu Si-min, a pan-ruling commentator, saying, "A stone turns into a rock and that's how it is," and "the history of the people is like that."
This can be interpreted as something that President Lee said with in mind a line from a poem he wrote when he was mayor of Seongnam: “Someday, I will become a rock that crushes your kicking feet.”
Previously, writer Yoo compared the recent problem of some in the ruling party using derogatory terms to other supporters to 'a stone in a shoe' and said, "President Lee should take it out and shake it off and go, but I don't think a stone came in, it's like a state of 'it's just uncomfortable'," and used the expression "stone" in a different context.
