Citizens Congress Watch (CCW) yesterday unveiled the results of its evaluation of legislator performance to coincide with a vote in the legislature on the nomination for the president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan.
The group used streaming video of the legislative hearing held earlier this week to review the suitability of President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) picks for Judicial Yuan president, Rai Hau-min (賴浩敏), and Judicial Yuan vice president, Su Yeong-chin (蘇永欽), to assess the performance of the legislators.
The categories used to assess their performance included professionalism during cross--examinations, their stance on issues, content of questioning, attitude and overall performance.
The civic group said the three lawmakers who displayed the most professionalism during questioning were Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲) and Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers Wu Yu-sheng (吳育昇) and Chao Li-yun (趙麗雲).
CCW chairman Ku Chung-hwa (顧忠華) said Kuan had a quick mind and conducted effective questioning, while Wu and Chao were well prepared, using a wealth of background information on judicial reform.
On the other hand, CCW said DPP Legislator Chiu Yi-ying (邱議瑩), and KMT lawmakers Chi Kuo-tung (紀國棟) and Chiu Yi (邱毅) were the three lawmakers who needed the most improvement.
The group found that Chi and Chiu Yi tended to digress during questioning, while Chiu Yi-ying’s questions contained too much conjecture and were thin on facts.
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