Owing to an environment of social stability and the KMT's long-term ruling party status, it was unavoidable that the trend toward institutionalization would cause some members 'attitudes to slip, and to not speak their minds within the party.
李煥秘書長也對當前黨務缺失提出檢討，他痛陳國民黨在多年來，由於社會環境的安定和長期執政的心態，難免形成「黨部機關化」的傾向，使得黨務人員心態偏差，在黨內建言批評時言不由衷。