From the article of 'Petrel'
No.580 / May 12, 1996
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"Peaceful constitution" system of Japan which becomes hollow!
Allowed "Group right of self-protection"
Under the slogan such as "Emergency cooperation"
The problem of "Group right of self-protection" is discussed. Up to now, the group right of self-protection has taken "Interpretation" of not being admitted in the Liberal-Democratic Party regime under a present constitution. On the other hand, because New Frontiers Party put "shaking" "It is safe and is admitted" Such movement is related to the impulse of a reactionary camp for the constitution revision, and the maneuver by which the bourgeoisie tries to reorganize bourgeois rule in imperialism becomes strong. Let's examine the problem of "Group right of self-protection" which is their passwords.
It is automatically defined with "Group right of self-protection" as this the third country and "Right" which enters in the state of the fight, though direct is not attacked from Japan when the foreign country which is related "closely" to Japan, the foreign country (for instance, United States) which connects Japan with the alliance relation is attacked from the third country. Though it is assumed that it is natural that a Japanese nation have such right in a current Liberal-Democratic Party regime on an international method. it has been being concluded that it is the one to exceed the limit of the exercise of "Right of self-protection" which Article 9 of the Japanese national constitution method allows. Because, when the United States rushes into for instance with the third country in Europe etc. in the state of the fight, Japan should send the army to Europe and if there is group right of self-protection, begin the declaration of war declaration doing and the combat with the United States in the third country. The Liberal-Democratic Party of reactionary sect and Cabinet Legislation Bureau were not able to do "Expansion interpretation" there in Article 9 of the constitution.
They do "Interpretation" selfishly arbitrary, are born a powerful army named the Self Defense Forces, and have brought up the constitution. And, now This army has already removed the limitation "Self-defense" and grows to go out to the foreign country so as not to undertake any restrictions. Though the Japanese national constitution method is a similar state in case of not being and the one only of pretext already, the last defense line of the "Peace" constitution was "Group right of self-protection."
If this group right of self-protection is admitted, the constitution "System" is the same as the collapse exceeding the last line. It will become the one to deny regulations of the constitution of do not have the army which fights against the foreign country and nor abandon the fight right in the forehead. Even the Liberal-Democratic Party current, that is, "If the constitution is an army for self-defense, it is not negative" and the opinion of the government are marks and either will eliminate it. Because, the group right of self-protection is not only fight for "Home country" but also up to fighting for "Another country" on the concept.
It is clear that this is a negation directly of "Constitution system" in postwar days and crushing. Therefore, admitting the group right of self-protection became a reactionary, present password, and was possible to become it.
May 3 in constitution day, reactionary sect and "Amendment of the constitution sect" held the rousing oneself to action meeting in the Chiyodaku public hall. Then, the chairman Mutuo Kimura -- In this scene, this man announced the amendment of the constitution idea by which the maintenance of the Self Defense Forces was described clearly as an overseas dispatch. -- and Shigekado Nagano of the New Frontier party were sued as follows on behalf of the will of a reactionary sect.
"The constitution now should admit the group right of self-protection. The government at that time only has to judge it by thinking about an international situation and the standpoint of Japan." (Kimura)
"It might be said that the Japan-U.S. security treaty is canceled because of the United States when the government is hesitating at the exercise of the group right of self-protection." (Nagano)
In short, Nagano is threatening as follows. Only for the United States to act in military affairs one-sided for Japan and Japan is coming to doing anything for the United States, if the group right of self-protection is denied. The United States is not to be able to endure it. If these kind of things are openly said, the United States will cancel the Japan-U.S. security treaty agreement. Then, it is likely to become unluckily for Japan.
They shout so. The United States If the United States says, "Defend" of Japan, Japan should also say, "Defend" of the United States. Otherwise, Japan-U.S. relation never becomes a relation of equality and mutuality, and a one-sided relation will never last long. The reason which they shout like this to bring up the Japan-U.S. alliance to a true imperialism alliance and is "Use it" straightening of the army in Japan as an imperialism and military power. When make up the system by which the Self Defense Forces are freely taken to the foreign country by him under the name of the Japan-U.S. alliance, they are maneuvering.
Of course, the worker cannot fight against such maneuvers such as the Liberal-Democratic Party by protecting the constitution. Because, the constitution can interpret "free" and "flexible" very much. Moreover, the reason for it is the rule class always doing this "interpretation" and the government party, that is, Liberal-Democratic Party.
The worker will use Article 9 etc. of the constitution to expose the maneuver of the bourgeoisie. However, it is only sole steps -- It is even subordinate and exists. -- of worker's fight, as for all of worker's fight or bases, it should not be able to be bases there.
Even if they do not revise the constitution the bourgeoisie has run to reinforce the armament even very muchCmoreover, the Self Defense Forces have been sent to the foreign country and they schemes to execute the group right of self-protection in fact in the slogan of reason of preparing in "Far Eastern Emergency" and "Emergency cooperation" and tries to do necessary "Method maintenance". The bourgeoisie does not worry about the constitution at all and not feel to be restrained to it.
Might it be really true that the group right of self-protection is not "Violation of the constitution"?
The problem institution of the violation of the constitution or constitutional is a petty bourgeois and liberal. Of course, the worker will thoroughly expose bourgeois and reactionary party's "Violation of constitution", the words and deeds disagreements, unprincipled and random of them. However, there is no essence of the problem there. After all, only the will of the bourgeoisie is accomplished to begin with as the only truth in this society and the constitution is doing of freedom (selfishness) of "Interpretation" according to their wills. Therefore, "Does not it violate the constitution?" The question is essentially meaningless. An army with powerful group right of self-protection and an overseas dispatch of the Self Defense Forces are all "Constitutional" for the bourgeoisie. The discussion with the bourgeoisie only becomes a fruitless argument at most even if good, and it is eternally uncertain which the truth is. While the reformation camp is indulging to such "Theology controversy", a reactionary policy of the bourgeoisie accomplishes oneself aloof from such discussions.
Necessity for the worker class to need is to fight against the rule of the capital and to overthrow it, and (The Japan Communist Party is chatting about "Complete" execution of the constitution) the worker confirms that it is not a problem of goodness at all if executed badly if the constitution is not executed.