Elspeth said:
Apparently to remind the royals that their only worth is their position, not themselves. The mind boggles about what this character might be an expert in - not something to do with human beings, I hope.
right on elspeth right on
i've stopped reading this thread i have to avoid stress, i have to go take a pill now. the depth of evil that runs thru whoever these "people" (i use the term loosely, i've got some nasty "texas words" i could use) is too much for me, i simply can't understand how the japanese people accept this. yes, yes, yes tradition blah blah blah tradition blah blah blah
but reading the article its the lawmakers this time, not the IHA- the lawmakers who are VOTED in. nows the time for people to stand up for whats really basically about human rights. poor masako she should have seeked political asylum in holland.
"quote from article " my thought (*)
"Diet lawmakers plan to set up a cross-party group of parliamentarians on Oct. 17 that will seek to maintain the male-only Imperial succession law that allows only male descendants of emperors to assume the throne of the world's oldest monarchy, the legislators said Tuesday."
*(wonder how many women in this group
)
"group's main mission is to discuss how to maintain the male-line monarchy and to further debate on a revision to the the Imperial Household economy law, which sets rules on Imperial family property and spending."
*(sounds like a threat to me- accept this or starve, homeless)
try to revise the Imperial House Law in order to restore former members of the aristocracy to royal status in order to boost the number of males eligible to become emperor. In 1947, 11 such families lost their Imperial status and became commoners under pressure from Occupation authorities.
*(yeah blame it on the yanks)
i'll go lay down now this rant has wore me out.