Feel the Draft?

Having failed to, even in our very small way, bring down the "Chimperial Prezinentcy" by speaking the truth to power. We hereby engage in more truth speaking so as to make the next four years as uncomfortable as possible.

But ours is a relative discomfort, KOS brings us an example of REAL discomfort. Doing what they can to not bring the draft back too quickly, the Bush Administration is doing things like this...

David M. Miyasato enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1987, served three years of active duty during the first Gulf War and received an honorable discharge in 1991. He remained on inactive status for five more years, until 1996. Since then, the Kaua'i resident has married, started an auto window tinting business and this year, he and his wife had their first child.

But in September, Miyasato received a letter from the Army recalling him to active duty and directing him to report to a military facility in South Carolina on Tuesday.

"I was shocked," Miyasato said yesterday. "I never expected to see something like that after being out of the service for 13 years."

Miyasato is now suing the Secretary of the Army, asking a court to prevent the Army from ordering him to active duty. He is also asking for a court judgment declaring that he fulfilled all his obligations to the military.

This guy is eight years removed from the IRR window, and he they are still trying to call him up?

Holy crap.

That's only a small step from calling up middle-aged bloggers!