With regard to this proposal, the DPP felt that there is still some room for discussion, with the sticking point being whether or not the Legislative Yuan could correspondingly increase its powers to oversee the executive. The New Party, on the other hand, saw the proposal as completely negative in terms of democratic development, saying it smacked of establishing an "imperial system."
國發會首場中對此議的反對論點也大抵不脫這個範疇，其中民進黨對該提案認為有商量的餘地，爭議點在於立法院是否能相對提昇對政府的監督權，新黨則認為這完全是開民主倒車，想搞「帝制」。