Picked Up Pen Every Day Believing I Cannot Stand Idly By

by Kim Pyung-woo (Attorney and Former Head of Korea Bar Association)
 
I was an avid reader when I was young, but drifted toward the sciences in high school after developing an interest in math and geometry in particular. I dreamt of going to the U.S. to become an astrophysicist. But my father insisted that I go to law school and I ended up changing course. I studied law and eventually became a judge, but there were times when I went astray believing that this profession was not for me.
 
I developed a passion for law when I went to Harvard as a judge to study the U.S. constitution, contract law and criminal law. I thought that the practice of law was primarily rhetorical. I felt there was no concrete standard. I strongly believed that, although the law exists, it was abstract and led different justices, prosecutors and attorneys to arrive at varying interpretations to suit their individual tastes, while who you knew mattered most. As a result, there were times when I wondered why I had dedicated my life to such a subjective profession and resented my father.
 
But my I saw an entirely new world as I studied law in the U.S. by analyzing legal precedents and observing how Americans applied facts and the law as if they were accurately putting together pieces of a puzzle. I realized that the law was not a game of words, but a science that was closer to axioms and theorems in Geometry. That was when I became a constitutionalist.
 
If everyone abides by the constitution, there is order and stability in our lives, which leads to a stronger and more prosperous nation and a growing confidence in the possibility of achieving individual happiness. I realized that the reason Koreans were unhappy in spite of their material wealth was due to a failure of justice and equality functioning properly in society.
 
I ran for the presidency of the Korean Bar Association because of my desire to contribute to the realization of the rule of law in my country as a judicial officer. And I believe I gave it my best shot during my two-year term. It was after my term ended as the president of the Korean Bar Association that I headed to the U.S. to study the American constitution, evidentiary law and the code of legal procedure. As I pursued my studies, my belief in the rule of law grew even stronger. I thanked my father for steering me in the direction of the legal profession.
 
 It was during this time that the Choi Soon-sil scandal broke out and I realized that I could not sit idly by as politicians, journalists, legal experts and the entire Korean public headed in the opposite direction of the rule of law. I strongly felt that my country was walking down the path of the Cultural Revolution in China from the mid-1960s to 1970s when millions of people were persecuted in the violent struggles that ensued across the country carried out in the name of preserving 'true' Communist ideology in the country by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society.
 
I felt that a member of the legal profession like myself could not afford to stay silent at a time like this and began to put my thoughts down on paper. But not a single Korean news agency bothered to publish my writing. Fortunately, Chogabjae.com began publishing my pieces and I began writing with a passion that reminded me of what our ancestors must have felt during the independence movement against Japanese colonial occupiers during the early 20th century. And this book is a compilation of my writings.
 
I sincerely hope that many people would be able to read this book and realize that the National Assembly¡¯s impeachment proceeding against President Park Geun-hye is not only unlawful, but unconstitutional as well and that we must all strongly protest against the Constitutional Court, National Assembly and the news media so that the president can complete her five-year term as promised and ensure that constitutional rule can be restored so that our nation can return to being governed by the rule of law.
 
I would like to dedicate my first-ever book to my wife, Han Yeon-geum, who has always been by my side. And I would like to extend my gratitude to my friends, Dr. Chung Gwi-young, artist Yeom In-seok, my co-worker Cha Hak-sung and senior Chung Hak-cheol, who edited my work and supported my efforts, as well as my protege Park Do-soo, who helped me search for materials. I am also extremely grateful to Cho Gab-jae, who gave me the idea to write this book and oversaw its publication. Let me also extend my best wishes to my fellow countrymen who hit the streets braving the cold to oppose the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.
 
In closing, I would like to express my endearment and respect for President Park, who continues to steadfastly uphold our Constitution without losing her stature as our nation¡¯s leader, in spite of the trials and tribulations she suffered for having the wrong friend and facing impeachment.
 
Jan. 2017
Kim Pyung-woo


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