Why they oppose it

The ruling Democratic Party is pressing ahead with a constitutional revision bill aimed at tightening limits on martial law powers and adding the spirits of the Busan-Masan Democratic Protests and the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising to the Constitution’s preamble. President Lee Jae Myung called the proposal a practical “partial revision” reflecting broad public consensus. The People Power Party, however, opposes the measure as rushed legislation. The debate has intensified amid controversy over the ruling bloc’s proposed special counsel bill, which involves possible withdrawals of indictments in cases tied to the president and his associates. [PARK YONG_SEOK]