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Since being stripped of his presidency three weeks ago, Roh Moo Hyun has had a lot of downtime. He spent a weekend hiking with his family on a mountain overlooking the Blue House, the presidential mansion where he still resides. An aide says that on workdays Roh plows through a Korean translation of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's autobiography. He's been on TV, but didn't speak: since the impeachment, Roh hasn't addressed the nation...
...constitutional governance to be a delicate thing: one that is difficult to maintain, and easy to destroy. We are reminded of this once again as we observe the sad and tawdry constitutional crisis that has suddenly engulfed South Korea because of the March 12 impeachment of President Roh Moo Hyun...
...first ever impeachment of a South Korean President sparked a melee in the country's National Assembly last week. Trying unsuccessfully to prevent a vote on his ouster, SUPPORTERS OF ROH MOO HYUN tussled over access to the podium. Roh is accused of campaign violations. The Prime Minister has assumed Roh's duties while a court decides if he should be removed permanently...
...Korea University's Hahm says if Uri Party politicians win big in the general election, the Constitutional Court judges might take that into account and reinstate Roh. "Then he can keep the presidency," adds Hahm. Or, rather, return to it. Roh Moo Hyun promised to make waves if he was allowed to lead South Korea. He's done that, but now he must avoid being swamped by the murky backwash...
...Moo Hyun promised to shake up South Korea's political and business establishment, but his presidency has been beset by scandals and haplessness. Now his political enemies are trying to turn him out of office. How did he turn electoral triumph into disaster so quickly...