Just ten days ago, South Korea's president attempted a self-coup, declaring martial law and attempting to have opposition MPs murdered or arrested in an effort to seize unconstrained power. The attempt was rapidly defeated by the national assembly voting it down and the people flooding the streets to defend democracy. And now, after one failed attempt, the national assembly has impeached the insurrectionist scumbag. Yoon will now be suspended and be sent for trial with the constitutional court to determine whether he will be permanently removed from office. Assuming he's not tried and convicted on criminal charges of insurrection first...
The contrast with America's handling of Trump's insurrection couldn't be greater. There, Republican legislators refused to defend democracy, voting against Trump's impeachment in the Senate. Criminal charges were dragged out and delayed, and have now been dismissed. And the Republican Supreme Court allowed him to stand for re-election, despite crystal clear constitutional language barring insurrectionists from federal office. The clear message is that the US political elite doesn't care about democracy or the rule of law. And Americans will find out the consequences of that on January 20th.
