Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-07 Thread flw
-Caveat Lector- Unfortunately, because we don't have democracy here, it's not up to us if we want or don't want Empire. Democracy is the majority of the ignorant led by the mendacious. That said, clearly we are a democracy. Our job is to create wealth through labor for the the Rich to pay

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread Prudy L
-Caveat Lector- Sounds like a good idea to me. Prudy A HREF=""www.ctrl.org/A DECLARATION DISCLAIMER == CTRL is a discussion informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- AMENDMENT XIII Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Regard$, --MJ Where is it written in the Constitution,

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread thew
-Caveat Lector- Exactly Any country worth defending will attract people to its defense. If no one shows up to fight a war, maybe it is a war not worth fighting on 01/06/03 10:34 AM, M.A. Johnson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Caveat Lector- AMENDMENT XIII Neither slavery nor involuntary

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread flw
-Caveat Lector- The American people have to decide whether they want to have an Empire with a draft, police state, and a non productive economy run by a wealthy few OR a free productive country with no draft and general prosperity. It is not possible to have both. flw A

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread Nurev Ind
-Caveat Lector- At 11:31 AM 1/6/03 -0500, you wrote: -Caveat Lector- The American people have to decide whether they want to have an Empire with a draft, police state, and a non productive economy run by a wealthy few OR a free productive country with no draft and general prosperity. It is not

Re: [CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-06 Thread M.A. Johnson
-Caveat Lector- Joshua I'm glad we can agree on something here. Unfortunately, because we don't have democracy here, it's not up to us if we want or don't want Empire. MJ Hmmm ... we have (supposedly) a Constitutional Republic which says NOTHING about an Empire ... although if 50%+1

[CTRL] Reinstate the Draft

2003-01-05 Thread Euphorian
-Caveat Lector- Reinstate the Draft Bill Berkowitz - WorkingForChange 01.03.03 - It's fair, it's equitable and it's the patriotic thing to do. For those privileged Americans who have been historically underrepresented in America's military, it's time for an affirmative action plan. Americans