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Establishing laws not panacea for solving social issues
Establishing laws not panacea for solving social issues
The basic duty of a lawmaker as a representative of the public is to propose bills to help solve, or at least ease, social problems. Many lawmakers seem to believe wrongly that the number of bills they propose will be seen as a measure of their legislative activities, or that a proposal on its own is enough to solve any problem raised by constituents. But according to political watchers, while active proposals of bills could be an indicator of performance, many are actually passed by the National Assembly without being properly discussed or cross-checked by lawmakers and thus often have flaws, despite being established as laws. Such problems arise more often when it comes to social issues that are receiving a lot of public attention, as many lawmakers, wanting to promote their legislative activities, try to appeal to the public by competitively - and rapidly - proposing related bills.
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The power of giving
The power of giving
As someone who was born in North Korea, it is so unexpected for me to be speaking about the Giving Tuesday movement that started in the United States.
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Doosan Group's successful restructuring is now up to Hyundai Heavy
Doosan Group's successful restructuring is now up to Hyundai Heavy
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LVMH to raise prices of its luxury brands
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Kia removes 'Motors' from its corporate name
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Debate intensifies over pardons of 2 ex-presidents
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Hana Bank pushes for English-language documentation
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