Ask a Korean! News: Yearly Tradition Happens (Again!) at the National Assembly

Again, because without tradition, democracy is meaningless.

Shoving match to break through the barricade

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Glass door near the National Assembly Chairman's office is
a casualty of the yearly brawl (Source)

This year's rendition was not as exciting as the 2007 and 2008 fights (which involved chainsaw, crowbar and a fire extinguisher,) but seems to be more elevated than the 2009 one. It involved a barricaded room (a must, to freeze out the opposition party,) an Assemblyman hospitalized after being hit on the head with a gavel, a barricade made up of furniture to block the hallway. As of now the Assemblymen are girding for the long haul, gathering up blanket to spend the night in the main assembly hall.

The Korean has said this before, and he will say this again:  American Congress has a thing or two to learn from Korean National Assembly. Both legislatures are worthless, but at least Korean one provides a yearly entertainment. It harkens back to the long-lost traditions of learning how a fortified position can be overtaken. Who does not want to see Mitch McConnell clocking Joe Biden, or Nancy Pelosi throwing a shoe at John Boehner? Nobody, that's who. Institute Fight Night Congress now!!

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