Besides a strong legislature, with the development of democratic politics, various interest groups are both "numerous and vocal" with their opinions. For example, there were endless disputes over land acquisition and the proposed routes of transportation projects, which all affected the pace of the projects. This caused the foreign firms who were anxious to get their orders settled to have to wait off to the side chomping at the bit.
強勢立法院之外，伴隨政治民主而來的，還有各利益團體「又多又大聲」的意見，譬如抗拒土地徵收及交通路線的爭擾不休等等，都會連帶影響工程進度，這使得迫切需要訂單的國外廠商，也只有在旁乾著急的份。