NationStates Jolt Archive

Yep, another day, another classic parliament fight. The most famous world-renowned political show just east of China happened yesterday when a DPP lawmaker threw a shoe at the parliament speaker, angry about the KMT-supported election reforms bill, instantly turning a 219-seat legislative chamber into a wrestling ring. A Hong Kong news media also reported that members of the DPP locked the legislature entrance doors with bike locks, effectively locking all of the MPs in the chamber for an hour or so. Priceless. I love democracy. :D

BTW, here's a short video of situation in the chamber that day (news article included in the info box):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbSvPtyCoEs


BTW, nice to back in NS General Forum.

Umm... hello? :p

Wow they fight as cowardly as a bald French soccer team captain. What are they protesting now? Too have the toilet seats in the parliment building be always put down after use? Thats what I understood from the signs... :p

i saw something like that before
now only if our Parliament do the same thing

Amusing.

They fight like... Taiwanese parliamentary officials.

What are they protesting now? Too have the toilet seats in the parliment building be always put down after use? Thats what I understood from the signs... :p

LOL! If they're protesting about that, then it'll be a parliament fight involving smashing urine-stained ceramic toilet seats on people's face. That would be brutal though.

I was going to say "Hasn't this happened before?" but the clip answered my question. :p

EDIT - heh

"Mr Speaker suck at maintaining civility of the legislature"

Now if only all parliaments and congress matters were solved this way. No more oily smiles, greasy handshakes and corporate buyouts. Just plain old combat.

Now if only all parliaments and congress matters were solved this way. No more oily smiles, greasy handshakes and corporate buyouts. Just plain old combat.

All disagreements in Parliament should be solved by pillow fight. *nods*

As an American in Taiwan, I'm ever-amused by the antics of the government. It's a caricature of itself. There's the one congressman who tear-gassed the place wearing the V For Vendetta mask, the brawling, the brouhaha over the A-Bian shooting, the whole A-Bian Xia Tai movement...

he brouhaha over the A-Bian shooting

Whatever come out of the admission about the guy who claimed to be the hired gun, hired to inflict minor injuries to generate sympathy votes?

Indian parliament does it best (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgfIw3jAcBI) (I couldn't find the one with the shoe of justice :( )

Yep, another day, another classic parliament fight. The most famous world-renowned political show just east of China happened yesterday when a DPP lawmaker threw a shoe at the parliament speaker, angry about the KMT-supported election reforms bill, instantly turning a 219-seat legislative chamber into a wrestling ring. A Hong Kong news media also reported that members of the DPP locked the legislature entrance doors with bike locks, effectively locking all of the MPs in the chamber for an hour or so. Priceless. I love democracy. :D

BTW, here's a short video of situation in the chamber that day (news article included in the info box):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbSvPtyCoEs


BTW, nice to back in NS General Forum.That's nothing. I can't find a picture of it, but...

This guy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/725000/images/_727824_profile300.jpg
threatened this guy and the rest of his government
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/75/James_Callaghan.jpg/160px-James_Callaghan.jpg
with this
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/mace.jpg
in here
http://www.parliament.uk/images/hop/commons_pic.jpg