tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post605624854667134615..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Essential Reading on Hashimoto ToruMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-46410929047284275512012-02-14T22:29:04.178+09:002012-02-14T22:29:04.178+09:00Would love to get your thoughts on this:
http://w...Would love to get your thoughts on this:<br /><br />http://wjn.jp/article/detail/0759683/<br /><br />(there are 3 parts to the article)<br /><br />Seems like some major reaching to me, although I'm not entirely sure how legit Shukan Jitsuwa is to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-61590332448800006552012-02-14T03:11:36.187+09:002012-02-14T03:11:36.187+09:00OK, this idea of a directly-elected PM has got my ...OK, this idea of a directly-elected PM has got my inner-geek to think up some wild ideas.<br /><br />Israel seems to be the only other country with a parliamentary system that has experimented with a directly-elected PM.<br /><br />I think the Israel experiment failed mainly due to the proportional system used to elect Israel's Knesset, that created a mish-mash of microparties which the popularly elected PM has no control over.<br /><br />So if Hashimoto wishes to go ahead with this reform, he would want to look into reforming the electoral method for both houses of Diet as well.<br /><br />Ideally, have all elections on fixed terms, so as to reduce chances of twisted Diets. And have elections of both houses (if Upper House isn't abolished) on the same day for good measure.<br /><br />I would then suggest adopting the model for how the president of Indonesia is elected, and have the combined House elections held BEFORE the election of PM, where candidates must be nominated by a party or coalition that won at least 25% of the popular vote in the combined House elections. <br /><br />This further reduces the outcome of an elected PM not being able to control the Diet, as the winning candidate would have the confidence of at least 1 large party and 1-2 smaller parties.<br /><br />What do you guys think?Kinny Riddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381745237663421712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-55286604042568033502012-02-13T22:55:08.402+09:002012-02-13T22:55:08.402+09:00Sorry but I cannot grasp what is the loony part of...Sorry but I cannot grasp what is the loony part of the idea, neither what "the formal institutional brakes or political and social structures" are. Any link/thoughts you can share?<br /><br />Thanks.panÓptikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366561052145764096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-45868698358148188672012-02-13T22:51:24.854+09:002012-02-13T22:51:24.854+09:00The sound trucks have come out in noisy support of...The sound trucks have come out in noisy support of our new mayor already; and they had the strategic sense to wait until right after the election. Seems even they are at least bright enough to understand their support is not a net positive.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-53758873832751640652012-02-13T22:31:18.753+09:002012-02-13T22:31:18.753+09:00Herr Morén -
On the flip side, have connections t...Herr Morén -<br /><br />On the flip side, have connections to a <i>gumi</i> could reduce worries about blackmail, delays in land acquisition, protest violence, sound trucks and the like.MTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-16899130985308785362012-02-13T22:00:57.052+09:002012-02-13T22:00:57.052+09:00I don't think many people are bothered by his ...I don't think many people are bothered by his background as such; if anything, there seems to be some muted admiration about having pulled himself up in this way (another contrast to many establishment politicians). What I have occasionally heard, on the other hand, is concern that family ties with organized crime may be close enough that he could be pressured by them.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-83721550188605358932012-02-13T18:08:02.981+09:002012-02-13T18:08:02.981+09:00I was hoping someone had persuaded him out of the ...I was hoping someone had persuaded him out of the loony idea re: direct election for PM. I see what he is going for but it just doesn't fit.Sigma1http://www.sigma1.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com