The KMT government had long maintained a low pass rate for the bar exam, and furthermore gave priority to military judges changing careers. To the dangwai movement, the strict controls were indicative of the government's injustices.
早年，國民黨政府長期限制律師錄取名額且優先保障軍法官轉任，律師窄門成為黨外運動針砭的不公義現象之一。