The question of appointment of the Presidents of the Judicial and Examin-jon Yuans was another subject of debate, While it was provided in JArticles 77 and 87 respectively that the Presidents of the Judicial and /Examination Yuans shall be "appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Legisla-five Yuan," the Committee of Seven recommenced that the phrase "with the advice and consent of the Lesislative Yuen" be struck out, With reference to opposition views expressed by various members, Presi-Jdent Sun Fo explained that the: President exercises the power of appointing the Presidents of the said Yuans in his capacity as the real Executive and Head of the State, and jon behalf of the People's Congress, The presidents of the said Yuans should therefore be appointed by the! President but be responsible to the People's Congress.
Moreover, President Sun continued, jas the Legislative Yuan is merely} Jone of the five Yuans under the! National Government and the same footing as the other Yuans.
require its advice and consent the appointment of the Presidents of the Judicial and Examination Yuans not only would confuse the system of Government, but would also be Inconsistent with the principle of the mutual independence of the powers be a President and a ce number of Executive Members to b ed by the President."
89, 99, 101, 102, 112, 119 and 120 which provide either for the organization of the Judicial, Examination and Control Yuans or for the convocation of The amendment recommended by the Committee was thereupon passed by a majority vote.
'Articles 98 and 100 relating to the procedure of impeachment by the Censor (or Control) Yuan' were deleted.
The most heated debate took place when the meeting took up the Article concerning the procedure for the enforcement of the provisions of the Constitution, which was added by the Committee of Seven to the last chapter of the draft. The said Art-fle, according to the original draft of the Standing Committee of the EC, read—"The procedure for the enforcement of the Constitu-ion shall be determined by law." This was revised by the Committes of Seven to read:—The procedure for the' enforcement of matters provided for in the Constitution shall, necessary, be determined by law.
Members were clearly divided as to the merits of this additional provision. Various objections were Falsed against its insertion. "Those in, favour of it were also divided as to whether the original phraseology, or the amended version of the said provision as recommended by the [Committee of Seven, should be: adopted.
The recommendation of the Committee of Seven was adopted by a majority vote.
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