DPP, PFP JOIN FORCES, DEFEAT KMT REFERENDUM PROPOSAL|藍推降公投門檻付二讀 綠橘聯手反對

To promote its referendum against importing foodstuffs from radiation affected areas of Japan, on Dec. 9, the Kuomintang caucus proposed a second reading for an amendment of the threshold for referendums. The amendment proposed to lower the supporting number of legislators for a referendum to one quarter. The People First Party, which had originally supported the motion had a fit of buyers remorse and voted against it. The ruling Democratic Progressive Party then defeated the proposal by superior numbers at vote. The debate over imports of foodstuffs from radiation-affected areas of Japan continues apace. The Kuomintang caucus launched a petition to hold a referendum on the issue. It also proposed a second reading for an amendment to referendum legislation in the Legislative Yuan to lower the threshold for legislative support to one quarter of legislators for issues other than that of national territory and nomenclature. ==LIAO KUO-TUNG KMT caucus convenor== The main point is that for general issues the threshold be lowered so that there is more opportunity to resort to direct democracy on more issues. ==LEE YEN-HSIU KMT legislator== We hope that the DPP will allow the threshold to be lowered and directly reflect public opinion. The KMT caucus mobilized for the vote as didi the DPP caucus which accused the KMT of political manoeuvering. ==KER CHIEN-MING DPP caucus convenor== The KMT proposal for referendums will bring chaos, it is illogical, on the issue of referendums, fundamentally, they are just engaging in political manoeuvering. ==CHAO TIEN-LING Chair, Internal Affairs Committee== They want to turn it into a reveiw of national law, the ruling party isn't going to dance to that tune. The PFP also felt that the KMT proposal to lower the threshold for referendums could lead to frequent referendums and a waste of public resources, making it harder for the government to operate so it joined the DPP in voting and defeated the proposal. TRANSLATED BY：CLARE LEAR 為了推動反核食公投連署，國民黨立院黨團今天提案，將公民投票法修正草案逕付二讀，只要1/4的立委提案，就可以公投，不過民進黨認為國民黨團只是在做政治表態。親民黨團也以下修公投門檻有後遺症，因此反對，今天提案沒有通過。 日本核災食品議題持續發酵，國民黨除了積極推動反核食公投連署外，黨團也在立法院院會時，提出下修公投門檻的公投法修正草案逕付二讀，在不碰觸國土、國號等議題，其他重要的一般事項議題，降低門檻到1/4的立委連署，就能提案。 ==國民黨團總召 廖國棟== 重要的是 一般事項這個部分 希望能夠降低它的門檻 能夠有更多的機會 訴諸 把議題訴諸直接民主 全民公投 ==國民黨立委 李彥秀== 公投的門檻如果可以直接達到 可以直接展現民意的話 我們也希望民進黨可以從善如流 國民黨團甲級動員備戰，民進黨團也全力動員，批評國民黨提案，根本是政治操作。 ==民進黨團總召 柯建銘== 國民黨今天提案 就要公投 那天下大亂 這邏輯不通那這是屬於根本 就有關於公投的問題 他們在做政治操作啦 ==內政委員會召委 趙天麟== 他要把它變成是國家法律的審查 我覺得執政黨不可以隨之起舞 民進黨團強調，內政委員會審完預算案，就會來排審公投法。至於國民黨提出公投降低門檻的訴求，親民黨也認為，公投門檻過低，動輒發動公投、有浪費社會資源之嫌，政府更難以運作，最後經過院會表決，提案無法闖關成功。 記者陳佳鑫 張梓嘉 台北報導