PART1: Blue House submitting constitutional revision proposal today: What are the changes?
  • 6 years ago
The Blue House has submitted its proposal for the constitutional revision to the National Assembly.
In an effort to help the public's understanding of the bill proposed by the government, President Moon ordered his aides to disclose the contents of the revision proposal over the space of three days last week.
Our Blue House correspondent Hwang Hojun joins us here at the studio today to walk us through the government's version of the constitutional amendment.
Hojun, thank you for joining us today.

It's my pleasure to be here.

So, the government bill on constitutional revision.
Considering that if the amendment goes to a referendum and is passed, it would be the first time in 30 years for such a change to take place,... there's a lot at stake.

To say the least.
And there's a lot for voters to take on board. As you said, it took three days for the government to share a detailed summary of its proposal.
Let's take a look at some of the issues that stand out.
First, the Preamble of the Constitution.
The current Preamble underscores that the nation upholds the democratic ideals of the April 19th Revolution of 1960, in which people protested against electoral corruption.
The Moon administration has decided to add other democratic movements to the nation's constitutional framework, including the Busan-Masan protests of 1979, the Gwangju democratization movement of the following year, and the June 10th democracy movement of the late 1980s.
President Moon promised during his election run last year to include those three incidents when developing a new preamble, stressing those have forged the nation's democracy today.
And by doing so, the Constitution is acknowledging the people's right of resistance to the improper exercise of state authority.
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