Opinion at the Liberal Affairs Committee on the “same-sex marriage” remarks by Shimomura Election Committee Chairman October 1 16:11
Regarding the constitutional amendment, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Shimomura Election Measures said that it should be discussed, including the same-sex marriage, the party general affairs meeting said, "There was an opinion calling for careful remarks.
Regarding the revision of the constitution, the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Shimomura Election Committee gave a lecture in Toyama City on the 21st of last month, saying, “Men and women can marry. It is important to proceed with discussions without taboos.” He expressed the idea that discussions, including same-sex marriage, should be discussed in the Diet.
Regarding this, at the party general affairs meeting held on the 1st, the attendees said, “In the constitutional discussion, we do not take the position not to discuss what comes from each party, so we will discuss, but our party has accumulated. "We should be based on the discussion", and an opinion calling for careful remarks was issued.
After this, Mr. Suzuki, who spoke at the press conference, said, `` Because the discussion has not yet started at the Constitutional Review Board, we do not know what direction to go, so it is difficult to make a decisive decision at this stage. I have to do it. "