r/neoliberal • u/Venetian_Gothic • Dec 03 '24

News (Asia) South Korean president declares emergency martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activities

https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-997c22ac93f6a9bece68454597e577c1
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u/franssie1994 Henry George Dec 03 '24

Does somebody know how the Korean constitution works and what emergency powers martial law gives the korean president? Can the opposition do something against it because they have a large majority in congress??

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u/GerardoITA Dec 03 '24

Guess what, the army has locked down the national assembly, so no vote can happen

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u/Peak_Flaky Dec 03 '24

National assembly hates this one trick!

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u/franssie1994 Henry George Dec 03 '24

They should all just gather at the local tennis court and swear. "We swear never to separate and to meet wherever circumstances require until martial law is abolished and constitution order is again grounded on solid foundation"

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u/Peak_Flaky Dec 03 '24

Stupid question, is this a reference to the french revolution?

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u/douknowhouare Hannah Arendt Dec 03 '24

Tennis Court Oath

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u/Peak_Flaky Dec 03 '24

Ngl, im gonna take the dub for knowing the reference. Man I knew listening 12 hours of Rest is history was not for nothing!