South Korean President Impeached

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Post by howon92 » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 2:25 AM UTC

South Korean President Impeached
khnews.kheraldm.com

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by gingerbread-man » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 2:57 AM UTC

Well done S.Korea. Any tips for US?

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by jdoliner » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 2:59 AM UTC

This is obviously a bit pedantic but technically she was already impeached. This article is about her being convicted in the impeachment trial. The post title also doesn't match with the article title which more correctly states that she's been ousted.

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Post by 67726e » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 2:59 AM UTC

gingerbread-man wrote: post #2

Well done S.Korea. Any tips for US?

Oh grow up already.

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Post by Numberwang » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:01 AM UTC

gingerbread-man wrote: post #2

Well done S.Korea. Any tips for US?

Educate your electorate.

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by warcher » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:07 AM UTC

What's the minimum bar for convicting a sitting president again?

...asking for a friend.

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Post by vermontdevil » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:08 AM UTC

At least her ending is not the same as her father.

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:08 AM UTC

warcher wrote: post #6

What's the minimum bar for convicting a sitting president again? ...asking for a friend.

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Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by bane » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:09 AM UTC

This is huge. Early analysis is that this is a net positive for Korean democracy since the entire process, from protests to ouster was relatively peaceful and the people involved in the ouster tried to follow the rule of law as much as possible. It's exercised for the first time a part of the legal system that's never been explored in the country.

At each stage of the very complex process, the government figured out what to do without too much fuss, even operating as a temporary parliamentary democracy.

It wasn't too long ago that this could have gone very differently: seizure of power, military occupation, coups, violence and corruption.

This is Korea's Nixon moment.

edit There's some very serious discussion regarding criminal charges they may now be brought now that she's freed from Presidential immunity.

edit2 For folks who want more background on what this is all about, "Ask a Korean" has done a magnificent job of writing the charges up.

http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-ultimate-choi-soo...

http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-ultimate-choi-soo...

Re: South Korean President Impeached

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Post by jdoliner » Fri, Mar 10, 2017, 3:09 AM UTC

> The nation now must hold a presidential election within 60 days, making it likely to fall on May 9.

This is different from how it works in USG where Congress elects a new President themselves from within Congress. At least that's what my understanding is from googling around, no President has been convicted in an impeachment trial.

Edit: As later comments have pointed out I'm wrong here, instead the normal line of succession applies.