立法部門持續違反「法治國」憲政原則 The legislative branch continues to
violate the constitutional principles of the constitutional state (Rechtsstaat)
【雙魚之論】
The actions of the blue-white coalition in blocking the budget, "special
defense budget" etc. can, on the surface, be framed as an exercise of
legislative autonomy or normal political contestation under the separation of
powers. However, a closer examination of their actual conduct reveals a clear
overstep of boundaries.
The essential function of the Procedure Committee is akin to a
"mailroom" for legislative proceedings: it is responsible only for
verifying whether proposals are formally complete and procedurally compliant.
Its authority should be limited strictly to procedural review and must not
extend to substantive judgments or decisions on content. Yet, under blue-white
dominance, the Procedure Committee has persistently refused to place the
central government budget and the special defense budget on the Legislative
Yuan's plenary agenda. It has even gone further by adopting a practice of
"selective clearance": extracting only certain items (such as
specific livelihood subsidies) for referral to the relevant committees for
review, while keeping the vast majority of the budget items blocked at the
door, unable to proceed.
This approach far exceeds mere "failure to schedule" and effectively
amounts to the Procedure Committee conducting preliminary substantive screening
and de facto vetoes on content. It seriously erodes the budget review powers vested
in the specialized committees and the plenary session. More critically, this
selective and piecemeal handling fundamentally violates the constitutional
principles of budget integrity and comprehensive review. It also contravenes
the boundaries of power separation established by the Budget Act and relevant
interpretations by the Constitutional Court (Grand Justices).
Once a branch of government acts in violation of the constitutional principle
of separation of powers from the outset, any resolution it produces is
inherently unconstitutional and naturally lacks legal validity.
By engaging in such reckless, all-or-nothing maneuvers without regard for
consequences, is the blue-white coalition so confident that it will not return
to power in the near term that it feels free to act with impunity? Or is there
a deeper political calculation at play? The motives behind this are truly
baffling and inevitably lead one to question: Can a legislature operating in
this manner still fulfill the constitutional responsibilities of oversight and
checks and balances entrusted to it?
藍白陣營阻擋預算與〈國防特別條例〉等行為,表面上或許可解釋為立法機關的自治權行使,或是權力分立下的正常政治角力。然而,進一步檢視其實際作為,卻已明顯逾越界線。
程序委員會的本質功能,僅如同議事的「收發室」,負責審核提案形式是否完備、程序是否合法,其權限應止於程序審查,而不得涉入實質內容的判斷與決定。然而,藍白主導的程序委員會卻長期拒絕將總預算案及〈國防特別條例〉與其後預算案排入院會議程,甚至進一步發展出「選擇性放行」的做法:僅抽出部分項目(如某些民生補助)送交各委員會審查,其餘絕大部分預算則繼續擱置門外不得其門而入。
這種作法已遠超單純的「不予排案」,實質上等同於由程序委員會先行進行內容篩選與實質否決,嚴重侵蝕各専門委員會及院會的預算審議職權。更重要的是,這種選擇性、片段式的處理方式,完全違背預算案整體性與通盤審查的憲政原則,也牴觸《預算法》及相關大法官解釋所確立的權力分立界線。
一旦權力部門的行為自始違反權力分立的憲政原則,其所為之決議即屬「自始違憲」,自然不具合法效力。
藍白陣營如此不計後果、孤注一擲的操作,究竟是自認短期內無執政可能,因而肆無忌憚?抑或另有更深層的政治盤算?其背後動機實在令人費解,也讓人不禁質疑:這樣的國會,究竟還能否承擔起憲法所賦予的監督與制衡責任?
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