after The Referendum
By Anna Yang
The referendum originally carried citizens’ expectations for direct democracy, and the process of allowing the people to be the masters should be a way to express public opinion. However, in this referendum process, instead, political parties used the referendum as a tool for political mobilization. Take the American pork containing ractopamine. Political mobilization on the topic of “food security” makes it difficult for the opponents to counter-mobilize. The Taiwan-U.S. relationship alludes to the Taiwan Strait issue, but voters do not pay the bill. They use votes to sanction political mobilization and political parties to fight against the Taiwan-U.S. relationship and international trade. The importance of downplaying food safety issues and making choices.
I am particularly concerned about the “Cherish Algae Reefs” referendum because the government expects to set up a third LNG receiving station (commonly known as Sanjie) in Taoyuan’s Guanyin Data. Is it possible to harm the algae reefs, and also allow the conservation of algae reefs and the transformation of people’s livelihood energy? The issue of development has attracted much attention. Therefore, during the referendum, it was particularly serious to think about how to consider the balance of algae reefs and electricity.
According to the results of the referendum, American pork containing ractopamine was able to continue to import. The ruling party linked the American pork referendum with the influence of joining the International Trade Organization before the referendum. After the referendum was finalized, the people should actively monitor the government's efforts to join the international organization.
As soon as the four referendums were over, Hon Hai Guo Taiming immediately reminded him that there will be a lack of power next year. This was because the people's referendum did not agree to the resumption of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant and Gai San accepted the case.
I think that after the referendum, the government’s existing policies can continue to be promoted, but it must be pragmatic to face the bottlenecks encountered in the energy transition. Long-term planning should be required. Don't let the people down