1953 Bare-handed Tycoon - Chapter 400



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400 – Catching a Wild Boar (2)

The keynote speech was to remove one potential stumbling block for Chairman Park.

In the history of the original, Chairman Park made one mistake.

Chairman Park joined the Republican Party on August 30, 1963, and accepted the presidential nomination the following day upon taking office as party leader.

But soon he gets caught up in a legal dispute.

It was because of the National Reconstruction Emergency Measures Act that suspended the Constitution and was promulgated immediately after May 16.

Article 19 of the National Assembly Act stipulates that the Speaker of the National Assembly must not be affiliated with a political party.

The Emergency Measures Act stipulates that the Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction has the powers of the Speaker of the National Assembly.

The equation [Chairman of the Supreme Council = Speaker of the National Assembly] was established.

The person who raised the issue was Kim Dae-jung of the Democratic Party.

Surprised by this, Chairman Park’s side quickly changes the emergency measures.

The law was amended to state that ‘the Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction may join a political party or social organization.’

The Republican Party made the poor excuse that Chairman Park Chung-hee’s entry into the party was approved after a review and revision of the emergency measures law.

Chairman Park, who was trying to hold a presidential campaign launch in a good mood, loses face and suffers the humiliation of having the Democratic Justice Party file an .

Kim Dae-jung, who later pointed out Chairman Park’s illegality, recalled, “I heard that because of that incident, President Park came to hate me for the rest of his life.”

The keynote speech was addressed to Chairman Park.

“Mr. Speaker, when do you plan on joining the Republican Party?”

“Well, I guess we’ll have to do it sooner or later….”

Chairman Park couldn’t hide his smile.

It was Chairman Park who confirmed that the road to the presidential election was wide open with the Democratic Republican Party’s landslide victory in the general election.

Chairman Park must now be hoping to take advantage of this momentum and quickly hold a presidential election.

“Then, please revise the Emergency Measures Act first.”

“Emergency Measures Act…?”

When the law was mentioned, Chairman Park’s expression became serious.

“What does that mean?”

The keynote address was that anyone who arbitrarily joined the Republican Party could have their candidacy revoked due to the Emergency Measures Act and the National Assembly Act.

Chairman Park was shocked when he heard that.

“No, how come no one ever tells me that… … .”

“That would be because the chairman has not yet announced his intention to run for president.”

The keynote speech defended Chairman Park’s legal staff.

But, judging from the fact that such mistakes were made even in the history of the original, it is true that Chairman Park and his staff were still politically immature.

“Thank you, my lord. If it weren’t for you, I would have been in real trouble…”

Chairman Park said, holding Kijo’s hand.

Chairman Park looked at the keynote speaker with proud eyes and said:

The keynote speech examined Chairman Park’s reaction.

Chairman Park liked it, but it seemed to lack impact.

The keynote speech was to point out one more thing that Chairman Park had missed.

Chairman Park was furious when he discovered belatedly that there was a clause in the constitution he had changed that was binding him in the history of the country.

In August 1963, Chairman Park was furious that impeachment could be initiated too easily, and said to Sang-gil Park*:

*Park Sang-gil – Ghostwriter for Park Chung-hee’s autobiography, “The Country and I.”

“It looks like they made a mess of things and fed it to a dog. They made the religious leaders and the like make a constitution, but they messed it up.”

*Jeopjang – the head of a Confucian scholar or a merchant

What Speaker Park excitedly pointed out was that if more than 30 members of the National Assembly propose a bill and more than half of the members present agree, the president and ministers can be impeached and sent to the impeachment committee.

A person who has been impeached by the National Assembly is suspended from exercising his or her powers until the impeachment decision is made.

This law had a strong psychological impact on Chairman Park.

Even if the impeachment motion was not passed, if there were more than 30 opposition party members, they could threaten Speaker Park by talking about impeachment in the National Assembly.

At the time, even bringing up the idea of ​​impeachment against the president was considered a blow to pride, and if the opposition party won a majority in the next election, the president’s position could be lost.

Chairman Park, who was ignorant of the law, was furious when he learned of this just two months before the presidential election.

I felt like I should let you know that too.

“Mr. Speaker, there is one strange clause in the revised constitution.”

“In the Constitution too? Tell me.”

When the keynote speaker announced the National Assembly’s impeachment process for the president, Speaker Park’s face turned red.

“No, is that a law that would exist in a presidential country? What good is electing a president? If the opposition party wins the general election, isn’t that it? Who on earth came up with such a law!”

Kijo calmly watched Chairman Park get angry and said.

“Of course, for impeachment to occur, there must be clear grounds for impeachment.”

“Even so, if the National Assembly passes the impeachment bill, doesn’t that tie the President’s hands and feet until a decision is made?”

Chairman Park was right.

There was no way the opposition party could push the president to an impeachment trial without a clear reason for impeachment. If they did, it would have caused serious backlash against the opposition party.

However, because of this, Chairman Park is trying to tightly control the opposition party even after becoming president.

The agency that took on that role was the Central Intelligence Agency.

The Central Intelligence Agency pressured opposition lawmakers to prevent them from coming forward, whether through threats, bribes, or bribery.

The person who did that best was Kim Hyung-wook.

The keynote offered a solution.

“Mr. Speaker, I think it would be a good idea to revise the Constitution once more.”

“It hasn’t been that long since the Constitution was changed… … . Even if the people are like that, do you think the opposition party will just sit still?”

“The Democratic Republican Party alone can push for constitutional revision, but I hope that you push for it with the cooperation of the opposition party as much as possible. That way, it will look good. Try making a deal.”

“Make a deal with the opposition party?”

“Yes, once the National Assembly opens, ask Republican Party leader Chung Gu-young to gather opposition party leaders and discuss revising the impeachment law.”

“Will it be okay?”

“The opposition party will also accept it. There is a possibility that they can become president, but even if they win this election, wouldn’t they be immediately put in trouble if the Republican Party, which already has more than a majority of the votes, impeaches them?”

Chairman Park nodded.

“Impeachment of the President is a matter of national importance and should not be abused. Let’s make it more difficult to initiate impeachment. I think it would be a good idea to propose that we change it so that impeachment trials can only begin when more than 100 members of the National Assembly initiate the process and more than two-thirds of the members agree.”

“Yes. That would be good.”

Chairman Park said, holding on to the armrest of the sofa and looking up at the ceiling of his office.

“No one ever told me about this… … .”

The keynote speech was when Chairman Park lit a cigarette with a lighter.

Chairman Park, smoking a cigarette with a gloomy expression, said.

“If I hadn’t called you, I would have missed two serious matters.”

This time, he felt that Chairman Park was truly grateful to him.

“It seems like everyone who has said they will be loyal to me is just talking. I get more out of it when I call you. I should call you more often.”

“Please call me often. I will tell you as much as I can.”

“Okay, thanks.”

Chairman Park patted Kijo on the shoulder.

Chairman Park, who had been patting his shoulder, looked at Kijo with a curious look and asked.

“But how can you be so smart when you only graduated from elementary school? You know the law better than the staff members who majored in law in college and even became judges.”

“I’m not smart. I just happened to become a newspaper owner and learned this while studying the laws related to the upcoming presidential election.”

“That’s smart. It’s not that the straps on your backpack are long, but it’s that you’re smart. If you have a question, you can study it on your own and apply what you learn to reality. That’s what makes you smart.”

Kijo, who saw that honey was dripping from Chairman Park’s eyes, asked him slyly about the timing of the appointment of the head of the intelligence agency.

If possible, I hope Chairman Park will make the decision himself before Kim Jong-pil comes to Korea.

“Mr. Chairman, when do you plan to appoint the Director of Information?”

“Well, it’s an important position, so I can’t leave it empty for too long. Who do you like? Tell me more freely.”

Kijo opened his mouth, pretending to be troubled.

“The three people I have listed on Hamapyeong seem to have absolutely no flaws in their loyalty. No matter who I list, they are all people who will be loyal to the chairman.”

The tone that praised all three people subtly revealed his true feelings.

“But since the presidential election is just around the corner, I hope that someone as stable as possible will take the position. Someone who makes few verbal mistakes and is clean in terms of money and personal life.”

Chairman Park nodded.

“Yeah, it wouldn’t be a bad idea for me to decide before Jongpil comes to Korea. If there are too many captains, the ship will end up in the mountains. Everyone wants to plant their own people, so there will be chaos.”

“The decision-making authority lies with the Chairman. Whatever the Chairman decides, it must ultimately be followed.”

Chairman Park nodded at the keynote speech.

Gijo left the Blue House with a light heart after receiving two gifts from Chairman Park and a promise to expedite the appointment of the head of the intelligence agency.

Returning to the Hankook Ilbo, Kijo relaxed, sat down in the president’s chair, and loosened his tie.

Kijo recalled his determination to push Chairman Park and shine a light before him to show him where the right path is and where the wrong path is.

We had only just gotten over one mountain.

There have been too many people among the past directors of the Central Intelligence Agency who should not have been in that position.

Following Kim Hyung-wook, there were too many people involved in corruption, including Lee Hu-rak and Shin Jik-soo, including threatening politicians, kidnapping, assassination, and demanding slush funds from companies.

We may not be able to stop them all, but if we could reduce just 20% of the bad decisions made by Chairman Park, South Korea would become that much better.

While I was thinking that, a call came through to the CEO’s office.

-Sir, this is a call from the Blue House.

I became nervous again at the secretary’s words and answered the phone.

-This is Lee Hu-rak.

“Yes, sir. What’s going on?”

-Do you have any plans for Sunday? If you do, cancel them all and bring your family to the residence.

“Are you bringing your family?”

-Yes, the chairman is coming to visit with his family. I’m really jealous, Mr. Lee.

The ending of Lee Hoe-rak’s comment that he was jealous of Kijo was a bit bothersome.

“Okay, what time should I come see you?”

―Come at noon. He wants to have lunch. You know that not just anyone can be invited to the Blue House, right? It’s very rare for the entire family to be invited. Except for Kim Jong-pil’s family, no one else. Kim Jong-pil can be like that because they are relatives, but this president is truly an honor to his family.

“Of course. I would be honored. Thank you for letting me know.”

After waiting for Lee Hu-rak to hang up the phone first, his voice was heard again.

– By the way, what did you talk about with the chairman? It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the chairman so angry. He was really angry when he called all the legal staff to the Blue House.

The keynote speaker consistently responded with an ignorant tone to Lee Hu-rak’s questions.

“I don’t know, sir.”

– Really? Anyway, please prepare well for your visit to the Blue House with your family. I’ll hang up now.

When he heard the call disconnect, Kijo hung up the receiver.

Kijo took a deep breath and drank a glass of water.

I got the impression that Lee Hu-rak’s interest and involvement were growing deeper.

Although I was nervous, I decided to think of it as a sign that I had become closer to Chairman Park.