民进党“立法委员”柯建铭说：“我们质疑裁军这一向大陆释放善意的姿态是否有助于和平协议的签定。”

"We question whether the troop cut is a goodwill gesture to China to help with the peace treaty, " said DPP lawmaker Ke Chien-ming.

最甚的便是，立法委员每年能到其选区巡览40多次，而往返的列车费用可以全免。而他们退休金累积也是文职公务员的两倍。

On top of this, lawmakers get 40 round trips a year to their constituencies and free train travel, as well as pension benefits that accumulate twice as fast as those of civil servants.

枝野幸男不能指望自129名立法委员团体处获得支持，他们属于小泽门阀，上周对菅直人的干事长(今后即为首相)任命投了反对票。

Nor can Mr Edano count on support from a block of 129 lawmakers, allied to Mr Ozawa, who voted against Mr Kan's appointment as party leader (and hence prime minister) last week.