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impressed today Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi dissolved House of Representatives for a 11 September general election, i watched his statement at Press Conference on TV at midnight. the majority of people will probably be impressed by the sudden dissolution and his speech, and some dull people - opposition members, critics, extreme left-wing elements - will probably shuddered with uneasiness about keeping their influence.
i know Koizumi is a really tough and educated gambler, he will show us the unknown excitements of a general election.
'... approximately 400 years ago, at a time when the world was convinced of the geocentric theory of the solar system, Galileo Galilei announced that 'the Earth moves' according to heliocentric theory. it is said that even after being found guilty of heresy, he stated, 'but still the Earth moves'
today, the Diet has reached the conclusion that there is no need to privatize the postal services. still, i intend to once again ask the people whether it really is the case that only civil servants can handle the work of the post office and if we really can't allow the private sector to take it on. if we can't do this, then how can we reduce the number of civil servants? what kind of administrative reform can we accomplish?
there are those who say that we should not be doing this because 'there are more important things' but i believe that 'the most important thing' that they are talking about really amounts to protecting the privileges of the civil servants. are the internal opposition forces not just trying to protect the interests of the civil servants? by taking on those who try to protect vested interests and the powers that want to maintain the status quo, the LDP has truly become the party of reform. that is why i want the coming elections to be an opportunity to ask the people for their judgment. The LDP will only officially recognize candidates who support privatization of the postal services.'
today, the Diet has reached the conclusion that there is no need to privatize the postal services. still, i intend to once again ask the people whether it really is the case that only civil servants can handle the work of the post office and if we really can't allow the private sector to take it on. if we can't do this, then how can we reduce the number of civil servants? what kind of administrative reform can we accomplish?
there are those who say that we should not be doing this because 'there are more important things' but i believe that 'the most important thing' that they are talking about really amounts to protecting the privileges of the civil servants. are the internal opposition forces not just trying to protect the interests of the civil servants? by taking on those who try to protect vested interests and the powers that want to maintain the status quo, the LDP has truly become the party of reform. that is why i want the coming elections to be an opportunity to ask the people for their judgment. The LDP will only officially recognize candidates who support privatization of the postal services.'
i know Koizumi is a really tough and educated gambler, he will show us the unknown excitements of a general election.
