立民「政治と宗教」の議論提起　衆院憲法審、今国会初討議

　衆院憲法審査会は２７日午前、今国会初の自由討議を行った。自民党は憲法９条改正や国政選挙の「１票の格差」是正の問題などを扱うべきだと提案。立憲民主党などは世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）問題を踏まえ、政治と宗教の関係を取り上げるよう主張した。
　自民党の新藤義孝元総務相は緊急事態下での国会の機能維持などに言及。憲法９条についても「しっかり議論を深めていきたい」と表明した。「１票の格差」是正については「地域の民意の反映のあり方を憲法上、調整するべきだ」と訴えた。
　立民の中川正春元文部科学相は「政治と宗教の関係をどのように整理するか。憲法の下で議論することは時宜を得たものだ」と強調。安倍晋三元首相の国葬についても議論するよう提起した。（2022/10/27-12:06）

The opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan proposed Thursday that a House of Representatives panel on the Constitution discuss relations between politics and religion, in light of the current controversy over the religious group known as the Unification Church.
   The proposal came as the Lower House Commission on the Constitution held the first free discussion during the ongoing extraordinary session of the Diet.
   "It's timely to discuss how relations between politics and religion should be positioned under the Constitution," former education minister Masaharu Nakagawa of the CDP said.
   Nakagawa also called on the commission to discuss the state funeral held last month for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down during a campaign speech in July.
   Meanwhile, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party called for holding discussions on revising war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution and correcting vote-value gaps between parliamentary constituencies.