Taiwan Calling for Referendum Amendment [補正公投法 護台灣/蔡丁貴教授靜坐第一夜]

The present referendum laws in Taiwan prevent people from executing their will on government policies.

For example, at present, way over 2/3 of Taiwan people wish Taiwan to remain as a sovereign state, but the current ROC government led by Ma Ying-jeou (a Harvard Law School graduate) ignores people's will totally!

Ma in his public speeches (after winning the 2008 presidential election) even diminished Taiwan as a region of CCP China and wish delegates from CCP China to just call him "Mr. Ma"! He has forgotten that he was elected as the Taiwan President by 7.6 millions Taiwan citizens and "Taiwan is a sovereign state".

台灣教授聯盟會長蔡丁貴教授和台灣教師聯盟理事長吳麗慧老師都在ROC立法院前靜坐要求補正公民投票法中。

Note on 2008/10/31: After six-day hunger strike, Professor TK Tsay was hopitalized at the NTU Hospital, and his hunger-strike sit-in appealing for amendments to the referendum law (now led by Ms. Gou Le-Huei) still went on.

Related reports:
1. VivaTaiwanTV: (in Chinese)
http://vivataiwantv.blogspot.com/2008/10/1025_4569.html
2. "請台灣人民支持蔡丁貴教授「公投法補正」案" (in Chinese):
http://www.wretch.cc/blog/twn228care/12581449
3. "聲援蔡丁貴 上千網友「光照」立院":
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/nov/1/today-p5.htm#

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[onepoundYAY]

To RunCommunismDown: Dream on your PRC's democratization!

[RunCommunismDown]

臺灣人有個思維定勢 他們覺得中國不會民主

好像只有臺灣有民主 繼續鬧吧

過不了幾年你們會發現大陸趕上來了

[frygreenie]

台灣人的日子過得苦哈哈，卻還要向美國花大筆的錢買爛武器，根本­就是當美國的狗，向美 國繳保護費。台灣人這麼沒有尊嚴，只為了一個不切實際的幻夢──­以為台灣可以獨立！

[AiTaiwandeRen]

How did Taiwan's people elect Ma Ying-jeou in the first place? It was clear to ANYONE who rationally observed his actions that he would take Taiwan in this direction. As I saw it, people in Taiwan cared more about the hopes of economic prosperity (which they believed closer ties with China would bring) than about their own freedom or dignity. Are they waking up at the 11th hour? Let's hope that it's not too late.