vote down
ヤジ問題、東京都議会は自民党の数の力で当該議員の辞職決議も、ほかにヤジった議員の特定決議も否決しました。なさけないことです。vote downは読んで文字のごとし、「投票で否決する」という意味ですね。（Koyamamoto）
Resolution to ID hecklers voted down
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly has voted down a resolution calling for identifying the assembly members who heckled an assemblywoman last week with sexist remarks, effectively forcing closure on an issue that drew sharp criticism at home and abroad.
The assembly failed to pass the resolution on Wednesday, its last full session for the month, due to resistance from the Liberal Democratic Party, the biggest force in the assembly. The assembly will not hold another plenary session until September.
Among the suspected hecklers, only 51-year-old Akihiro Suzuki, who quit the LDP after admitting to playing a role in the heckling, was identified. Suzuki admitting yelling, “You should get married first,” while the female lawmaker was addressing the assembly.
The Japanese Communist Party submitted another resolution urging Suzuki to resign, but the assembly voted it down as well.
