Government cries foul over use of term 'forcible voting' as security bills debate heats up
Source: Japan Times
As the political battle over two contentious government-sponsored security bills at the Diet enters its final stage, a propaganda war broke out Wednesday between the government and opposition parties.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga maintained Wednesday that a voting session that was being arranged to pass the bills through an Upper House committee later in the day should not be called kyoko saiketsu (forcible voting).
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The term, often used by media outlets when the ruling camp bulldozes a bill through the Diet amid intense opposition, has connotations of legislation being forcibly enacted despite “legitimate” protest from opposition parties.
The ruling camp and the government detest seeing it in headlines, fearing it may give voters a negative impression and help bring down their approval ratings in media polls.
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Various media polls have shown about 60 percent of voters are against the legislation, which is designed to expand the scope of Self-Defense Forces missions overseas.
Read more: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/09/16/national/politics-diplomacy/government-cries-foul-use-term-forcible-voting-security-bills-debate-heats/
Neocons are forcing this on the Japanese people against their will.
