Friday, December 19, 2008

South Korean lawmakers brawl over US free trade pact

SEOUL, South Korea – Brawling South Korean lawmakers tried to sledgehammer their way into a parliamentary meeting room barricaded by the ruling party as the National Assembly descended into chaos Thursday over a free trade agreement with the United States.

Opposition parties were incensed by the ruling Grand National Party's move to submit the agreement to a committee on trade, setting in motion the process for the accord to win approval in the legislature.

Security staff and aides from the ruling party stood guard outside the room to keep opposition lawmakers away after the committee's GNP-affiliated chairman invoked his right to use force to "keep order" in parliamentary proceedings.
Read on.

1 comment:

KittyBowTie1 said...

Well, we could send the Chimpster over to South Korea to play with their idiot lawmakers and see how good of a natural athlete he is.

It would also be fun to send Baloneybitch over there, too. We might actually find out if that hair is real or if someone can pull it off.