I am instinctively skeptical of any kind of institutionalized power, which my industry (publishing) is rife with. I have no issue with starting over in new places when the old place becomes too entrenched or corrupt. I felt Bluesky was ready for a moment like this. I was right 💙

Thank you everyone!

We need to learn to live and thrive without all these sugar daddy billionaire fantasies. It is a way of ignoring our own power.

—While Assemblée nationale is France's lower house, Korea has no upper/lower house. But the National Assembly building is actually built for a bicameral house—there's a whole other assembly hall with seats and everything in the building—built for the day North and South Korea reunify

—Impeachment vote has been added to the agenda.
—National Assembly will officially convene midnight tonight (it's almost 3 pm now) where the clock starts ticking for setting a vote on impeachment
—Vote must take place 24 hours from convening but within 72 hours (earliest time: midnight tomorrow)

What happens now?

—It takes time. We recently went through a successful impeachment in 2017, and it took aaaages. We did it tho!
—The National Assembly votes to impeach, then Constitutional Court has to certify. Con Law experts seem divided on whether having 3 vacancies on court invalidates cert.

There are still plenty of people who remember 8.15 and the June Uprising and other instances where the Korean military was deployed against our own people—the sight of military at the National Assembly is shocking and re-traumatizing at the same time.

Yoon has committed an UNFORGIVEABLE SIN.

I am *astonished* Yoon tried to pull this off in 2024, in THIS country, after EVERYTHING he must've seen our citizenry do in recent years and throughout history.

I will ALWAYS believe in Korean democracy.

ARREST YOON SUK YEOL
IMPEACH YOON SUK YEOL

Helicopters have taken off from behind the National Assembly, military ground vehicles have retreated from National Assembly

Citizens outside shouting ARREST YOON SUK YOL

I foresee a long winter of mass protests

—that there is no telling what the president will do, that the president MUST BE IMPEACHED, that the Korean police authority must ARREST the president, that we do not know what impact, what SHOCK this has sent to the Korean people and to our society—he MUST BE IMPEACHED (emphasized 2nd time)

National Assembly member and SNU constitutional law scholar Cho Kuk is making a statement to the press using strong words—the president needs to stand down the declaration IMMEDIATELY, to ignore this is tantamount to a military rebellion, the declaration ITSELF was illegal and he must answer for it

Aides, National Assembly members, workers still barricaded in the hall right in front of the National Assembly doors. Footage from inside does not show soldiers.

The government has obviously not ordered them to stand down.

Office of the Speaker of the National Assembly declares martial law declaration invalid

2h48m after declaration

Helicopters seen moving toward National Assembly, crowds outside chanting "IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT"

CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, 77(5):

"When the National Assembly requests the lifting of martial law with the concurrent vote of a majority of the total members of the National Assembly, the President shall comply."

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