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BumRushDaShow

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16. Unfortunately, we don't operate in a "unicameral" Parliamentary system like South Korea

Reply to orangecrush (Reply #14)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 03:46 AM

Jul 2025

where their "impeachment" comes from the single "National Assembly" and is agreed to or rejected by their judiciary.

In our case, the impeachment has been successful in one part of our bicameral legislative branch, but the "conviction" must come from the OTHER part - the Senate - and with a high threshold of votes needed to carry out.

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