ative ▁would ▁allow ▁a ▁fraction ▁of ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁constitution al ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁fe ared ▁that ▁allowing ▁this ▁to ▁occur ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁Taiwan ▁independence ▁which ▁would ▁likely ▁result ▁in ▁a ▁crisis ▁with ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁also ▁proposed ▁to ▁give ▁itself ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁sum mon ▁the ▁president ▁for ▁an ▁annual ▁" state ▁of ▁the ▁nation " ▁address ▁and ▁launch ▁a ▁recall ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁and ▁vice ▁president ▁( pro posed ▁by ▁one ▁fourth ▁and ▁approved ▁by ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ators ▁and ▁be ▁submitted ▁to ▁a ▁nation wide ▁refer endum ▁for ▁appro val ▁or ▁re jection ▁by ▁majority ▁vote ). ▁The ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁will ▁also ▁have ▁the ▁power ▁to ▁propose ▁the ▁im pe achment ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁or ▁vice ▁president ▁to ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Grand ▁Just ices . ▁ ▁An ▁ad ▁h oc ▁National ▁Assembly ▁was ▁elected ▁and ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁rat ify ▁the ▁am end ments . ▁The ▁down s ized ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁took ▁effect ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁elections . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁passed ▁a ▁Lob by ing ▁Act . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Y uan ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁protest ing ▁students . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁violence ▁Much