SDF official in trouble for drafting changes to Constitution

[Bongo]

Wow, what is going on here.
Is Japan reverting back to its Sinister Millitary Past!
So much for democracy.


Mainichi.
http://mdn.mainichi.co.jp/news/

A senior Self-Defense Force (SDF) officer has drafted plans on revisions to clauses in the Constitution on security arrangement at the request of a ruling party politician, a move that could run counter to the principle of civilian control, government officials said.

Government officials said the practice might constitute a violation of Article 99 of the Constitution that obligates all public officers to uphold the Constitution and an ordinance to enforce the SDF Law banning SDF personnel from proposing specific policies that could influence political decision-making.
The draft states that Japan would possess armed forces, and that the forces can exercise collective self-defense rights. It also says all citizens have a duty to defend the country.