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Taiwan’s Constitutional Court is under attack.
In May, it struck down a KMT-led legislature’s unconstitutional power grab. In retaliation, the legislature is dismantling the Court—refusing to approve new justices and rewriting the rules to block its operation.
Here’s how: The Court needs 15 justices, but with 7 vacancies this year, only 8 remain. Normally, this wouldn’t be a problem. But the legislature passed a new law requiring a 10-member quorum for the Court to convene—a rule that didn’t exist before.
By refusing to confirm new justices and imposing an impossible quorum, the KMT-led legislature is silencing the Court entirely. The motive? To pass unconstitutional laws unchecked, like easing Chinese influence in Taiwan or stripping citizens of their recall rights.
Public understanding of this crisis is low, and conspiracy theories about judicial bias have further muddied the waters.
Tomorrow, the legislature votes again. If this law passes, Taiwan’s Constitutional Court may lose its ability to safeguard democracy.
Lin Yu-Ting secured Team Taiwan's first-ever final berth in boxing at the Olympic Games despite unfounded accusations over her gender eligibility. Whatever the outcome in the finals to be held today, Yu-Ting should be celebrated for her dedication as a professional athlete who had to fight battles both inside and outside of the ring. #IStandWithYuTing
@missdelein2 You’re such a joke. The news literally said the opposite. You thought you could fool some illiterate netizens but oh well, how you’ve exposed yourself 🤪
@TheCinesthetic The words literally translated as:
Those bygone years,
As if viewed through a pane—
covered in dust,
Visible, yet beyond reach,
He constantly reminisces about the past.
If only he could break through
That dusty glass,
He would stride back to those long-faded days.