READY FOR THE DRAFT
http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/congressman-rangel-will-seek-to/20061119133009990016?ncid=NWS00010000000001
This from AOL news:
"Lower income families and minorities" Huh? John Kerry just found a running mate.
Is this what I have to look forward to until the next election?
What a genius plan to destroy moral. What do you do with men and women who actually want to serve their country? Make them serve with people who don't want to be in the military-- people who would rather be smoking dope with their college proffessors-- because you know those are the kind of people you want watching your back when the bullets go flying.
Is this Rangle's plan for peace? Let Israel get blown off the map, let Iran get nukes, put our soldiers in harms way by drafting hippies-- sounds great. So am I going to be so desperate to not have a democrat in office in 08 that I'll vote for McCain? I wonder what the military draft will be used for?
This from AOL news:
Rangel, a veteran of the Korean War who has unsuccessfully sponsored legislation on conscription in the past, has said the all-volunteer military disproportionately puts the burden of war on minorities and lower-income families.
"Lower income families and minorities" Huh? John Kerry just found a running mate.
WASHINGTON (Nov. 19) - Americans would have to sign up for a new military draft after turning 18 under a bill the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says he will introduce next year.Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said Sunday he sees his idea as a way to deter politicians from launching wars.
"There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way," Rangel said.
Is this what I have to look forward to until the next election?
What a genius plan to destroy moral. What do you do with men and women who actually want to serve their country? Make them serve with people who don't want to be in the military-- people who would rather be smoking dope with their college proffessors-- because you know those are the kind of people you want watching your back when the bullets go flying.
Rangel said he will propose a measure early next year. While he said he is serious about the proposal, there is little evident support among the public or lawmakers for it.
In 2003, Rangel proposed a measure covering people age 18 to 26. It was defeated 402-2 the following year. This year, he offered a plan to mandate military service for men and women between age 18 and 42; it went nowhere in the Republican-led Congress.
Democrats will control the House and Senate come January because of their victories in the Nov. 7 election.At a time when some lawmakers are urging the military to send more troops to Iraq, "I don't see how anyone can support the war and not support the draft," said Rangel, who also proposed a draft in January 2003, before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "I think to do so is hypocritical."
Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Standby Reserve, said he agreed that the U.S. does not have enough people in the military.
"I think we can do this with an all-voluntary service, all-voluntary Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. And if we can't, then we'll look for some other option," said Graham, who is assigned as a reserve judge to the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.
Rangel, the next chairman of the House tax-writing committee, said he worried the military was being strained by its overseas commitments.
"If we're going to challenge Iran and challenge North Korea and then, as some people have asked, to send more troops to Iraq, we can't do that without a draft," Rangel said.
He said having a draft would not necessarily mean everyone called to duty would have to serve. Instead, "young people (would) commit themselves to a couple of years in service to this great republic, whether it's our seaports, our airports, in schools, in hospitals," with a promise of educational benefits at the end of service.
Is this Rangle's plan for peace? Let Israel get blown off the map, let Iran get nukes, put our soldiers in harms way by drafting hippies-- sounds great. So am I going to be so desperate to not have a democrat in office in 08 that I'll vote for McCain? I wonder what the military draft will be used for?
posted by Reapo Girl at 11:55 PM
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