Right on, Ralph. If the chickenhawks want an empire, let them be ready to send their own kids to battle for it. Lest we forget, it was Nixon who got rid of the draft in favour of the "all" (poor prole) volunteer military.
Regards, Mike B) --- Ralph Johansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What of the contradiction here: if the right really > wants to get behind a > draft, why is it that the sponsors in the House are > Conyers and Rangel, who > would be in favor because 1) selective service this > time would, in the bill > drafted, not allow loopholes for the privileged, and > 2) the absence of a > 'patriotic' rationale for this blighted war in the > minds of more and more > people could very well spell disaster for the > sitting administration? > > Ralph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Yoshie Furuhashi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 3:20 PM > Subject: Re: dems, etc > snip > > > ***** For Immediate Release: > > Wednesday, January 8, 2003 > > Contact: Andy Davis (202) 224-6654 > > > > Hollings Sponsors Bill to Reinstate Military Draft > > Senator cites current heavy use of reserves and > national guard, need > > for shared sacrifice > > > > WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings last > night introduced the > > Universal National Service Act of 2003, a bill to > reinstate the > > military draft and mandate either military or > civilian service for > > all Americans, aged 18-26. The Hollings > legislation is the Senate > > companion to a bill recently introduced in the > House of > > Representatives by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) > and Rep. John Conyers > > (D-Mich.). > > > > Specifically, the bill mandates a national service > obligation for > > every U.S. citizen and permanent resident, aged > 18-26. To that end, > > the legislation authorizes the President to > establish both the number > > of people to be selected for military service and > the means of > > selection. Additionally, the measure requires > those not selected > > specifically for military service to perform their > national service > > obligation in a civilian capacity for at least two > years. Under the > > bill, deferments for education will be permitted > only through high > > school graduation. . . . > > > > > <http://hollings.senate.gov/~hollings/press/2003108C06.html> > ***** > > snip ===== **************************************************************** You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. --Mark Twain http://profiles.yahoo.com/swillsqueal __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools
