今日のボヤキ 2/4
今日のボヤキは、朝日新聞の記事からです。
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ214SY4Q1PPTLC02W.html
「一票の格差」が最大2・08倍となった昨年10月の衆院選をめぐり、弁護士グループが「投票価値の平等を定めた憲法に反する」として選挙の無効（やり直し）を求めた訴訟の判決が1日、高松高裁であった。神山隆一裁判長は、四国の11小選挙区について「違憲状態」と指摘した上で、選挙無効の請求を棄却した。
普通なら、「ん？」と思いますよね。
おそらく学校では、「平等選挙」と習っているのに、現実は小選挙区の制度上1票の格差が2倍にもなっているということです。
確かに、各地域で定数に違いがありますが、何のルーツもない人が地方で選挙に立候補するのも最近では珍しいことではなくなってきましたね。
また、ここで考えたいのは世代間の票の格差です。
今の有権者比でみると、若者は圧倒的に少なく、仮に全員投票したとしても若者に有利な政策を公約にしている人は当選する見込みが大きく下がるのです。よって、票を獲得するには医療や年齢層が高い人に有利な政策をとるしか方法がないのです。
今の選挙制度は確かに「平等」なのかもしれませんが、「公平」には程遠く、意見を聞いてもらえない若い世代の負担ばかりが大きくなっています。
何十年も前の法律や枠組みに固執せず、もっと柔軟な考え方に基づいて国の将来を考えて行動してもらいたいものです。
English edition
Today's blurbs 2/4
Today's blurbs are from an article in the Asahi Shimbun.
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASQ214SY4Q1PPTLC02W.html
On February 1, the Takamatsu High Court ruled in a lawsuit filed by a group of lawyers against the lower house election last October, in which the "disparity in votes" was up to 2.08 times, claiming that the election was "contrary to the Constitution, which stipulates equality in voting value. Judge Ryuichi Kamiyama pointed out that the 11 constituencies in Shikoku were "unconstitutional" and dismissed the request to invalidate the election.
Normally, you would think, "Hmm? You'd think.
You probably learned in school that there are equal elections, but the reality is that the disparity in votes is twice as large as it should be under the constituency system.
There are indeed differences in the number of votes in each region, but it is no longer unusual these days for people with no roots to run for election in local areas.
I would also like to consider the disparity in votes between generations.
In terms of the ratio of voters, the number of young people is overwhelmingly small, and even if all the voters voted, the chances of winning the election would be greatly reduced for those who promise policies favorable to the young. Therefore, the only way to win votes is to have policies that are favorable to healthcare and the older generation.
The current election system may be "equal," but it is far from "fair," and the burden of the younger generation, whose opinions are not being heard, is becoming greater.
I would like to see the government action based on a more flexible way of thinking and thinking about the future of the country, instead of sticking to laws and frameworks that are decades old.
