Alert! Congress Votes on Draft Legislation Tonight!
This is not a hoax. Congress is voting tonight on the military draft.
The majority in Congress is clearly scared that the draft issue is heating up. So they have decided to schedule a vote on Rep. Charles Rangel’s legislation to restore the draft. Everyone will vote against it (including Rangel).
A generation that may indeed be called to service deserves more than this. Any Member of Congress who votes against this bill should be able to explain how they would avoid a draft if a full-scale civil war erupts in Iraq or if we must take military action against Iran, North Korea, or another identified threat.
By no means should young people leave the dialogue to politicians, military experts and public intellectuals – people much farther removed from the implications of the draft. Fundamentally, the question about a draft speaks to what role young people will have in fighting the war on terror. A military draft transcends boundaries of race, class, religion, and, in this case, even gender and sexual orientation. As such, a draft would have a profound effect on an entire generation of young people. It is now up to that generation’s members to spark debate among themselves and demand that the candidates discuss their views on such a pivotal issue.
The majority in Congress is clearly scared that the draft issue is heating up. So they have decided to schedule a vote on Rep. Charles Rangel’s legislation to restore the draft. Everyone will vote against it (including Rangel).
A generation that may indeed be called to service deserves more than this. Any Member of Congress who votes against this bill should be able to explain how they would avoid a draft if a full-scale civil war erupts in Iraq or if we must take military action against Iran, North Korea, or another identified threat.
By no means should young people leave the dialogue to politicians, military experts and public intellectuals – people much farther removed from the implications of the draft. Fundamentally, the question about a draft speaks to what role young people will have in fighting the war on terror. A military draft transcends boundaries of race, class, religion, and, in this case, even gender and sexual orientation. As such, a draft would have a profound effect on an entire generation of young people. It is now up to that generation’s members to spark debate among themselves and demand that the candidates discuss their views on such a pivotal issue.
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