Q2. Could you explain the details of the present “Draft Revision”?
Why do we need to revise our Constitution NOW? - おこじょの日記の続き
The present Draft was revised in order to develop a Constitution which is worthy of our country. The stiff wordings due to the translation and the articles based on inborn human rights have been fully revised. Furthermore, we added the rules regarding the head of state, national flag and anthem, naming of the era, official acts of the emperor in the Chapter about the Emperor. The right to self-defense was added in the National Security chapter, together with the founding of the “National Defense Force”, and the duty of defending the national territory was also added. In the rights and duties of the citizens, we added the protection of the national environment, security of overseas citizens, protection of crime victims, and maintenance of the educational environment. On the other hand, we have not made big changes to the Diet, Parliament, and the Justice System. We need more discussions regarding the governmental bodies. We considered changing to a single chamber Diet, but we decided to keep on discussing the pros and cons of the two-chamber system.
In the local government Chapter, we revised it so the local governments could cooperate. We added a new chapter on emergency, so that in cases of mass disaster, the government can issue a state of emergency and the prime minister can exert power according to the law. Citizens are required to obey the orders of the government. Constitutional revision has been changed so that two-thirds of Diet members’ approval is unnecessary, and only more than half is mandatory.
The Headquarters of the Constitutional Revision have held intense discussions and opinions from various fields of experts have been heard since December 4, 2009. After numerous intense discussions, we presented this Draft on April 27, 2012.
「天賦人権説」はあかんので見直したそうです。人権制限したいの見え見えだな。