*Taiwanese lawmakers tackled and doused each other with water* as President Lai Ching-te's party tried to block the passage of bills *they say could harm the self-ruled island's _"democratic system"._* 🇹🇼 Scores of *lawmakers from Lai's Democratic Progressive Party had occupied the podium* of the parliament's main chamber since Thursday night and barricaded themselves inside -- piling up chairs to block entrances. The *DPP parliamentarians were attempting to stop three legal amendments* proposed by the opposition bloc, which would make it more difficult for voters to oust elected officials who they see as unfit. *_"Parliamentary dictatorship,"_ some DPP lawmakers shouted* to criticise the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party and its ally Taiwan People's Party (TPP) *for trying to pass the bills with their majority.*