United Evening News reporter Kuo-Liang-huang / Special]
June 25, 2008
Wang Chien-hsuan (right) and Shen Fu-hsiung, Nominees for President and Vice President of the Control Yuan
Ma Ying-jeou has nominated Wang Chien-hsuan President of the Control Yuan. The public is enthusiastically applauding the move. But Wang Chien-hsuan's declaration that Control Yuan nominees need not visit the Legislative Yuan to solicit their votes has angered the Legislative Yuan. Today legislators threatened to humiliate Wang Chien-hsuan by rejecting his nomination. Superficially they were confronting Wang Chien-hsuan. In reality they were confronting Ma Ying-jeou. In fact, no matter who is right, this sort of senseless confrontation has left the public thoroughly disillusioned.
The Control Yuan is a safeguard against corruption. Its purpose is to prevent graft and the abuse of power. Therefore, any debate about the nomination process should be about who is qualified for the position. The debate must not be about who must be rejected or shut out of the Control Yuan based on whether they are willing to solicit votes. If the debated degenerates into an infantile contest of wills -- if you solicit my vote I will support you, if you don't solicit my vote you will suffer the consequences -- then the public can only lower its head and sigh.
The understanding Ma Ying-jeou and Wang Chien-hsuan have is correct. Control Yuan members are nominated by the president. The legislature then exercises its right of approval. That does not not mean that nominees ought to solicit votes from legislators. Anyone who solicits votes is making an appeal based on personal relationships. If the Control Yuan kowtows to legislators, if it genuflects before them in order to be appointed, how can they possibly execute their duties in accordance with the letter of the law, by impeaching officials guilty of malfeasance?
Wang Chien-hsuan is known as "Saint Wang." He is revered by the public. If their motive is to butt heads with Ma Ying-jeou, if their motive is to declare war on Ma Ying-jeou, legislators should pick another issue. If they use Wang Chien-hsuan's refusal to solicit votes as an excuse to vent their spleen, if they attempt to turn the issue into a political football, if they turn the issue into a war between Wang Chien-hsuan and the Legislative Yuan, they may defeat Wang Chien-hsuan in the Legislative Yuan. But in terms of public image, the Legislative Yuan will only shoot itself in the foot. If they insult a former official known for his personal integrity, merely to embarrass him, the ones actually embarrassed will be themselves. They will bring shame upon the Legislative Yuan. In order to engage in political wrangling, they will sacrifice Wang Chien-hsuan.
The public has enormous respect for Wang Chien-hsuan's character. It is said that after his physical examination early this year, he made out his will. He arranged to donate all his worldy possessions to charity. He expressed gratitude for all the support his wife gave him over a lifetime. He also joked that the only thing he's not willing to donate is his wife Su Fa-chao. Today Su Fa-chao told reporters she was reluctant to see Wang undergo the nomination process for President of the Control Yuan under such circumstances. The couple's expression of feelings have touched the peoples' hearts.
Wang Chien-hsuan has confronted the Legislative Yuan in this manner. Ma Ying-jeou can not of course always approach the Legislative Yuan in a confrontational manner. As the leader of the government, Ma Ying-jeou needs to learn a little more finesse. This is something Ma Ying-jeou lacks. Otherwise, his administration will find itself hamstrung. The Legislative Yuan meanwhile must not treat everything as a bargaining chip and adopt such a haughty posture. The eyes of the public are on you as well. You too will be judged for your behavior.
冷眼集》立委們，等著民眾評分吧！
【聯合晚報╱記者黃國樑/特稿】
2008.06.25 08:18 pm
王建煊被馬英九總統提名為監察院長，社會一片叫好，但王建煊不必去立法院拜票的說法，卻惹毛了立法院，立法院如今揚言讓王建煊得票難看，明著是對抗王建煊，實則是向馬英九叫陣。其實不論誰的論點或關照正確，這種無聊的對抗，其實都已經讓民眾徹底失望。
監院的存在，是一種防腐機制，防止政府濫權、貪腐，因此，有關它的討論，如果不是鎖定在究竟誰是適任者，誰可能應該被擋下，排除在監院大門之外，而是降格到究竟要不要拜票，你拜票才看得起我，不拜票我就讓你好看，這種鬥氣又低能的把戲，民眾看了能不偃首嘆息？
王建煊與馬英九的共識其實是沒有錯的，監委由總統提名，再由國會行使同意權，並不意味被提名人應該去向立委拜票。拜票者，就是人情之請託也，監委如果曾經向立委鞠躬，為了此一「權位」競折腰，日後又如何能執春秋之筆，彈劾失職官員呢？
王建煊的聖人封號，其實已在民間建立起很高的聲望，立委如果要鬥馬英九，要向馬英九宣戰，最好拿別的題目，如果假借王建煊的不拜票說，就怒火沖天，拿著雞毛當令箭大做文章，變成王建煊與立法院的大戰，可能立法院在票數上會贏了王建煊，但在形象上，立法院不過是自取其辱。因為，將一個公認清廉的人，打了特低的低分，以為讓王建煊「難堪」，但真的難堪的是立法院，代表立法院厚顏無恥，為了政爭，居然以王建煊為祭品。
王建煊的為人，社會有很高的評價。據了解，今年初他身體檢查後，就已預立遺囑，將他身外之物都捐出去了，做好一切安排。對太太蘇法昭一輩子的扶持及支持，他感念在心，但也打趣說，他唯一捐不出去的就是蘇法昭了。對照蘇法昭今天面對媒體，仍不願看王在這種情況下出任監察院長，兩人之情，溢於言表，也讓外界不捨。
王建煊都能如此面對立院，馬英九當然不能總是與立法院形成對峙形勢，做為國政的領導中心，馬英九要有更純熟的手腕，這是馬英九要修習的學分，否則其施政將困騫顛跛，但立法院不能一副什麼都要拿籌碼來換的嘴臉，請注意，群眾的每一雙眼都在睜視著你們，你們也等著被評分。
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