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Gordon G. Chang @GordonGChang - From a friend in Korea, about the ruling party’s dangerous attack on the country’s judiciary:
“I write to bring your immediate attention to a deeply concerning legislative development in South Korea.
The governing Democratic Party has recently pushed forward a bill through the Judiciary Subcommittee to establish a politically-controlled ‘Insurrection Court’— a measure that appears tailored to prosecute former President Yoon Suk-yeol and political opponents under broad, politically-charged ‘insurrection’ charges.
Below are the essential facts:
1. On December 1, 2025, the ruling party unilaterally passed the following bills in a judiciary subcommittee:
The Insurrection Court Act
The Judicial Distortion Crime Act
A bill to expand the powers of the High-Level Corruption Investigative Unit (akin to a political police force)
Source:
https://naver.me/II4bOKOC
2. If enacted, the law would grant the government extraordinary powers:
The ability to appoint judges loyal to the ruling party exclusively for ‘insurrection’ cases
The appointment of special warrant-judges specifically for such cases
The extension of pre-trial detention for ‘insurrection/external threat’ charges to up to one year
In effect, the government would be able to predetermine verdicts by hand-picking politically aligned judges.
3. The proposed expansion also targets judicial independence more broadly, widening the scope of the investigative unit and enabling prosecution of judges and prosecutors who resist political pressure.
Why this constitutes a dire threat
This is not an effort at judicial reform —
It is a transparent attempt to weaponize the courts:
Political opponents become ‘insurrection criminals’
Opposition voices are labeled ‘terror threats’
Judges who dissent face criminal prosecution
In doing so, the ruling party seeks to legalize dictatorship under the guise of law.
No modern, democratic nation has allowed a government to build a court specifically designed to convict its enemies.
What this could mean for President Yoon and civil liberties
Former President Yoon is currently detained under fabricated internal rebellion charges.
If this bill passes, it could:
Block any possibility of his release
Ensure conviction under a rigged judicial process
Intimidate all political opposition into silence
South Korea could cross a dangerous threshold —
where both elections and justice lose meaning.
If the international community remains silent, a full one-party autocracy may take root under the veneer of ‘law.’”
https://n.news.naver.com/article/469/0000900664
https://x.com/GordonGChang/status/1995733245980225684
Hemp Industry & Farmers of America @hifa_health - The axe forgets, but the tree remembers.
Congress had a chance to pass commonsense safety regulations the Americans supported. Instead, they went with the axe. Now, families will pay the price.
Defend hemp before it’s too late.
https://x.com/hifa_health/status/1995915872251298203
HHS Rapid Response @HHSResponse - Video: .@SecKennedy: “There are tens of millions of women in this country who have been deprived of [Hormone Replacement Therapy] because of scientific malpractice by the medical cartel. We are now remedying that.”
https://x.com/HHSResponse/status/1995927704198414345
HHS Rapid Response @HHSResponse - Video: .@SecKennedy: “By the time this Administration leaves office…we will have the lowest [drug] prices of any nation in the developed world.”
https://x.com/HHSResponse/status/1995928330550607966
HHS Rapid Response @HHSResponse - Video: .@SecKennedy: “We convened the insurance companies representing 280 million Americans and got them to agree…to remove prior authorization for most of their procedures…You will know before you leave that doctor’s office whether your insurance company will pay for it or not.”
https://x.com/HHSResponse/status/1995932014265201111
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