Rep. Rangel will seek to reinstate draft

AP via Yahoo! ^ | November 19, 2006 | AP

[Brilliant]

Funny how the Dems did not mention during the campaign that reinstating the draft would be a number one priority.

"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..."

And so what is the point here? I bet they would not have voted for WWII if women could have been drafted. So what?

[Cvengr]

Isn't it just like Rengel's generation of socialist democrats to protest the most when they were of draft age, but as soon as they have power, insist younger generations give more than they did?

[cll]

"And so what is the point here?"

To keep blaming Bush, of course.

[NativeNewYorker]

Rove, you magnificent bastard!

[Always Right]

Wasn't it Nixon who can rid of the draft.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Rangle is a Korean War Vet.

[staytrue]

The draft is bad for the military because today's soldier is a professional with lots of training and good morale.

A draftee is none of those things.

Democrats WANT MILITARY FAILURE. Instituting a draft is the way to assure that.

[PeteB570]

Bringing back the draft is just another way to get draft card burnings, sit ins, college protests, Canada border jumpers and all the 60s stuff to come back.

Yes, a draft could bring in numbers but also a whole lot more headaches.

[Past Your Eyes]

That may be the only thing I agree with Charlie Rangel about. (Speaking as a draftee myself.)

[Howlin]

Yep.

[Defender2]

Please add to the title in parenthesis: (Dems AGAIN attempt to aim at own feet.)


D2

[bws53]

First to go should be all those late teen to late 20-somethings who seem to have time and money to stand outside of Best Buy for 3-4 days waiting to spend $500 on a PS3. So many idle hands, so many needs. If so many young people have time to waste standing in line for a toy that allows one to spend hours at a time doing nothing, then, perhaps, we do need a draft.

[Generic_Login_1787]

HE IS OBSESSED.

[originalbuckeye]

Wow. I would have sworn he brought this up before to screw with the Repubs. I figured he brought it to the floor to see how many Repubs would vote for it and then complain about it in the media. But I do see the point of wanting the military to fail. Those in the military don't want draftees. Draftees don't want to be there, thus they can be dangerous to their fellow troops.

[Cvengr]

Thanks, my mistake,..

[darkwing104]

That will teach the kids what happens when you vote for Democrats...

[2ndDivisionVet]

We need to do whatever we can on here (the Internet) and in real life to let everyone know, especially kids of draft age, about this bill. If Hillary thinks she will float into the White House on the "let's draft everyone's children" plank, we should help her.

[RightWhale]

Rangel is going with the current to destroy individualism.

[scannell]

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.

Isn't it just like a Democrat, to take something like National Security, realize we may need a Draft and then turn it into some type of social/public service organization.\?

[clintonh8r]

HE IS AN ABCESS.