Considering the Congressional Results

Day 646, 00:02 • Published in Japan Japan • by Faeyas

As of one day ago, elections ended for the congress of Japan. These election results display a great many changes that need to be considered by our population carefully.

The National Korean Party, which one month ago had no representation in congress, has since undergone a name change (the Godzilla Party) and now holds thirteen(13) seats in Congress. Last month, the Imperial Sun Party (ISP) held more seats than any party, is tied with Godzilla holding thirteen of the forty congressional seats. That is 26 seats between them.

Japan is changing, however for those who are ready to run and jump on mountain tops to scream foul… why don’t we revisit what has actually happened?

While the Imperial Sun Party and the Godzilla Party have the largest membership in the country (120 for ISP and 119 for Godzilla as of 11:44 PST on August 26,2009) the three other parties that were allowed to run candidates (The National Alliance Party [4], the Orange Party[6], and the United Lollies of Japan Party[4]) hold, combined, the same seats as the Godzilla party.

This would normally be reason to call for alarm except for the fact that combined their member ship is 191. When simple math is applied the representation is about 11 party members per each representative for all of the other parties (including ISP) combined.

It is only about 8 per Godzilla representative.

These numbers are consistent with the desired effects of a working democracy. While we can only have a certain amount of representatives in the country, it is good to know that at least the effect is maintaining itself.

One note of concern is that the Orange party, only a day after elections have concluded, lost is position in the top five parties to Smily’s new Korean National Party (not to be confused with the Godzilla party). While I wish smily the best I hope that with six representatives in congress, the orange party will work hard to regain its position in the top five.

Further I extend my congratulations to my fellow congressmen on a well executed election. I look forward to working with you in the month to come.

For any citizen who is concerned about their voice, especially in my region, I also extend an ear for your concerns. I will do my best to hear and resolve them as much as I am able.