Taiwan's legislature has again rejected the entire slate of nominees for the Control Yuan, leaving the watchdog body empty and unable to work — bad for ordinary people who rely on it to complain about government agencies.

• The KMT and TPP voted down every nominee for the 7th-term Control Yuan, so the branch now sits vacant.
• DPP lawmaker Lin Chun-hsien says the real losers are citizens, who file tens of thousands of complaints there each year — over 80,000 during the last term alone.
• The Presidential Office tried to arrange meetings between nominees and party caucuses in mid-September, but the opposition never replied while still claiming it wants tough vetting.
• If the opposition truly wants the Control Yuan abolished, it holds a legislative majority and could amend the constitution — but the KMT treats Sun Yat-sen's five-branch system as sacred and won't touch it.
• Until any amendment passes, the Control Yuan remains a constitutional body, and paralyzing it blocks investigations, censures, and impeachments of government agencies.

Outlook: The watchdog stays frozen with no sign the opposition will approve nominees, and the fight will likely drag on as attention shifts to year-end elections.