We don't want to Gaijin vote!(ridiculous)
I found an hp that some Japanese are doing a movement against giving the right to vote to foreigners in Japan. Please check it!
(http://www.geocities.jp/sanseiken_hantai/hantai_sulu_liyuu.htm#3)
【反対する理由】
(reason)
１．外国人参政権問題の経緯と概略
２．反対する理由
１．外国人参政権問題の経緯と概略
今、永住外国人へ参政権を与えようとする動きが活発になっています。
在日韓国人や韓国政府が日本政府に働きかけ、また自民党を除く殆どの政党が、
党の公約として掲げ、推進しています。
しかし、永住外国人に参政権を与えることには非常に大きな問題があります。
なぜなら、
(The movement that is going to give a permanent residence foreignera right to vote becomes active now.
The Koreans in Japan and Korean government are demanding it to the Japanese Government, in addition, most political parties except the Liberal Democratic Party raise it as a pledge of the parties and promote it.
However, there is a very big problem in giving a permanent residence foreigner a right to vote.
they are,)
・憲法違反であること
(It is against the law)
・内政干渉が起きる可能性があること
(Intervention in domestic affairs may happen)
・外国人に日本の地方自治体が乗っ取られる可能性があること
(A Japanese local government may be taken over by a foreigner )
・日本人を拉致した北朝鮮の工作員に参政権を与えることになる可能性がある
(We will give to the North Korean agent who abducted Japaneses a right to vote)
２．反対する理由 (Reason to be against)
①日本国民以外の人が日本の政治に介入する事は、日本国憲法に違反します。
外国籍の人には、日本の政治に参加する権利はありません。
(① It violates the Japanese Law of only who has the Japanese citizenship intervenes in Japanese politics.
②国政とは、その国の国民が参加して決定すべきことです。
そうしなければ内政干渉が起きたり、国が乗っ取られてしまいます。
国家主権の中でも重要な参政権は日本国民の権利であり、外国人に付与するという
危険な行為は行うべきではありません。
( ②The state decisions making should only be made by citizens. If it is violated, intervention in domestic affairs may happen and our country will be taken over.
The right to vote is important to the national sovereignty, and it is only a right of the Japanese citizens. We should not make this dangerous act of giving to a foreigner a right to vote happens.
③私たち日本人は、この日本という国家と運命を共にする存在ですが、
外国人はそうではありません。彼らは、いざとなれば帰るべき母国があるのです。
そのような人たちに国家・国民の命運を決定する参政権を付与するのは、
無責任な行いとしか言いようがありません。
( ③We Japanese will share our destinies with this nation called
Giving right to vote will make such people decide the fate of this nation and it is no more than a huge irresponsibility.
They may think that every foreigner is a spy!
It is not a small problem but a big problem if you think about the Zainichi Koreans.
I just think that it is ridiculous...
2 comments:
I think you are completely off base here.
Voting rights are for citizens, and permanent residency is for those who would like to stay but unwilling to give up his/her citizenship of their home countries.
No one stops you from becoming a Japanese citizen but you.
Unless you happen to be a criminal, I don't think becoming naturalized in Japan would be "ridiculously" difficult.
As I see it, you are only trying to have your cake and eat it too.
And you are blaming the Japanese people and government for your ignorance.
One thing for sure, though, is that your home country Brazil, does not grant voting rights to permanent residents. If you want to make a change, why would you not do it in Brazil where you already have your voting right first?
And your assertion that "because not every foreigner is a spy, you should give every foreigner a voting right" does not even make sense.
It's like saying "not every one is a criminal so why don't you let all prisoners go?"
The word "ridiculous" is used in this kind of context.
The fact that you say you are not a spy does not mean much, if you are the the kind of person who opens the door for spies...you are an accomplice to the crime.
You see, most countries have both constitutional and legal safety devices in place so that hostile countries cannot take over their countries easily. And restricting voting rights to their citizens is one of the most important ones to protect their countries and citizens.
If you love Japan, I'd urge you to
just become naturalized in Japan. You will get your voting right.
However, if you don't love Japan, I'd beg you not to pollute Japan with this kind of political garbage and just go back to your beloved home country and live a happy life there.
The solution to make everyone happy is already there for all of us.
What you are doing is just making a ripple where it shouldn't be.
That's some really cute rhetoric anonymous. And it hives great with maintaining human rights abuses against immigrants whom Japanese companies love to employ. Brazilians, Koreans and Chinese are probably the best examples as they make up much of the foreign labor force which Japan is going to need in the future when they don't have young people to do that stuff due to their baby bust.
On the other hand we are also talking about a lot of white collar immigrants who might want to have some say in race-related politics because the Japanese don't exactly have the most inclusive society. I assume you live here and have seen the right-wing radicals with their black vans and hate speech.
Even though the idea is both paranoid and absurd, I'll address the Japanese fear that foreigners will take over the country through domestic politics. In one simple word: how? To achieve anything through voting requires a majority and for me to even have to cite the 99% Japanese majority here is just silly.
Now there are two main points I want to make. One, taxation without representation. I pay taxes here and I deserve to have a voice in what happens with my money. Everyone benefits from foreigners' taxes, citizens and non-citizens alike. It's unfair to take my money and just tell me what you plan to buy with it, disregarding the possibility that what it is used for could be decidedly against foreigners.
Two, Japan needs foreigners if it want to have a future in the ever more globalized economy. They need foreign labor to supplement their baby bust. They need foreign language because the rest of the world is definitely not going to dedicate their lives to learning Japanese. Maybe you don't like your home country, but many people are proud of who they are and where they come from. They understand that no matter how good their Japanese gets or how much they know about the culture, they will never be Japanese. For those people, renouncing their home citizenship is not an option. If only people who will do so are going to have the right to vote, the right to protect themselves politically, then Japan is going to have a hard time attracting people to stay here long enough to maintain or further Japan's place in the world.
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