前立委蔡同榮去逝第二天，許多前去弔唁的政壇好友同表不捨，包括立法院長王金平就回憶起過去蔡同榮在立委任內，對法案推動的堅持與毅力，都表示敬配。此外，國外友人得知老戰友往生，都表示深深的哀痛。
前立委蔡同榮的過世，不僅家人不捨，政壇人士不分藍綠，都紛紛表達悼念。
[[立法院長 王金平]]
“(蔡同榮)就是一種堅持，如果不達到他的目標，他絕不甘願放棄，他要一個法案通過， 他會一再想盡辦法要讓它通過，他所要通過的法案，通通是對國家，對社會 ， 對人民有利的，所以我對他非常的敬佩”
[[前駐日代表 羅福全]]
“他一生可以說堅持，他生活也不富裕，卻甘願為台灣打拼，所以我可以說他是我一生一個重要的朋友”
除了台灣政壇，國外的友人包括美國眾議院亞太小組主席夏波、前眾院外委會主席羅絲蕾婷娜，都紛紛表示哀悼，且高度推崇蔡同榮為民主奮鬥。
1935年嘉義出生的蔡同榮，一生都在為台灣推動公投和獨立建國的努力。台大法律系畢業後，便赴美唸書，期間擔任台獨聯盟創會主席及FAPA首任會長。
1990年返台後，組成公投促進會，推動以公投決定公共事務以及住民自決，贏得蔡公投美名。他擔任五屆立委，也曾出任民進黨代理主席，19年問政生涯、一輩子牽掛的，都是台灣的未來。
Independence advocate, Chai Trong-rong, passes away at the age of 78 (2014/01/12)
Former legislator and independence advocate, Chai Trong-rong passed away early Saturday morning. His work was praised by many across all political parties as well as those from abroad. Chai will be remembered for his lifelong love and advocacy on the behalf of Taiwan.
The passing of former legislator Chai Trong-rong was mourned by family members as well as pan-green and pan-blue politicians who offered condolences to his family.
Wang Jin-pyng
Legislative Speaker
(Chai Trong-rong ) was resolute, and if things didn’t meet his objective, he was never willing to give up. If he wanted a bill passed, he would find a way to pass it. All of his bills benefited the country, the society, and the citizens, so I have great admiration for him.
Lo Fu-chen
Former Taiwan Representative to Japan
He didn’t live an extravagant life but he was always willing to work for Taiwan, and I can say that he was one of the most important friends in my life.
In addition to working as a legislator in Taiwan, Chai had numerous friends abroad including Steven Chabot, Chair of the House Subcommittee on Asia and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen former Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Both of these US politicians expressed their condolences and praised Chai’s commitment to Taiwan’s democratic struggle.
Born in 1935 in Chiayi, Chai was committed to promoting changes to Taiwan’s Referendum Act along with Taiwan independence. After graduating from National Taiwan University’s College of Law, he went to study overseas in the US, and served as the founding chairman of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs and successfully lobbied the U.S. Congress to secure a quota of 20,000 immigrants from Taiwan to the US each year.
After returning to Taiwan in 1990, he founded the Association for a Plebiscite with the goal of promoting referendums to allow citizens the right to self-determination. He would later become a 5-term legislator, and serve as the acting chair of the DPP. In his 19 years in domestic politics, his lone preoccupation and concern was the future of Taiwan.
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