tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post8824251918041252321..comments2023-10-06T18:55:46.317+08:00Comments on That's Impossible! Politics from Taiwan: Back when Cheney was shooting people in the face...阿牛http://www.blogger.com/profile/08403972286057197709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3444895069543408811.post-28546750247642863502009-04-29T16:27:00.000+08:002009-04-29T16:27:00.000+08:00"Unification, independence and maintaining the sta..."Unification, independence and maintaining the status quo are all options for Taiwan's future. As citizens of a democratic country, the people of Taiwan are free to choose which option to pursue, [A-gu: except by referendum] so long as the choices are constitutional and do not violate any of the laws of the country,"<br /><br />- there's the get out clause: "so long as the choices are constitutional and do not violate the laws of the country' - that is, the one china ROC constitution and important ROC laws such as the that Governing relations between mainland and free area of china. This a referendum that signals a rejection of unification would implicitly suggest an acceptance of independence and which in turn calls the relevance of the ROC into question thereby going against the constitution. As long as Ma and the KMT can keep up the charade of ROC legitimacy on Taiwan they heve Taiwanese in a neckhold. That's why the DPP wanted to change the constitution I guess.Ben Gorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215358295386075741noreply@blogger.com