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参議院は要らない~一院制へ議論を
政府が「国家戦略会議」発足に合わせ、同じような名前の会議を廃止するらしい。局に昇格できず、法的な裏付けをもたない「国家戦略会議」が、どこまで国の重要政策に関与できるかは微妙だが、雨後のタケノコのように乱立した会議が整理されるのは望ましいことだ。そのほうがスムーズに運ぶというものだ。
どうせなら、参議院も廃止してはどうか。議院内閣制のわが国では、首班指名、条約承認、予算の先議と議決・・・と「衆議院の優越」が当然のことのように言われてきた。果たしてそうだろうか。衆議院で300議席を持つ民主党が、補正にしろ震災対応にしろ、物事を決められないで迷路にはまっているのは、参議院があるせいではないか。
特に、今はねじれ状態なので大変だが、そうでなくても、二院制では震災のような有事への対応が遅れ、政策立案と施行に時間がかかりすぎる。
一院制にするには憲法改正が必要だが、英国とも米国とも違う、特殊な二院制を持つわが国の場合、早急に、一院制化する議論を開始すべきだ。
さて、こんな本文に、なぜハロウイーンのカボチャの写真なのか・・・と疑問を持たれたアナタ、単に、野田さんに似てると思ったから、会社の近くのスポーツバーで撮らせてもらっただけだよ~ん。