Rum, Romanism and Rebellion

But, Will We Be Drafting Barbara and Jenna?

The Chairman-designee of the Powerful House Ways and Means Committee, Charles Rangel, says he will introduce legislation to re-instate the draft. Since I’m 36 years old now, I am all for this.

6 Comments

Elizabeth Rogers
November 19th, 2006 at 6:30 pm

I will be okay with it if we have women in the draft too. No reason why us women cannot blow the crap out of enemies.
Sonoran Sam
November 19th, 2006 at 7:31 pm

I’ve got a 16 1/2-year-old son.

This idea is dumber than George W. Bush after a five-day drunk.
Elizabeth Rogers
November 19th, 2006 at 8:06 pm

by the way Ted, the new bill will have the ages 18-42.

Heehee
Eli Blake
November 19th, 2006 at 11:30 pm

I’m 44.

Heeheeheeheehee.

Oh, and I wonder what they will do when a bunch of young people all write letters to the draft board coming out as being openly gay.
sirocco
November 20th, 2006 at 8:01 am

Rengel’s rationale is our current all-volunteer setup means the vast majority of the armed forces comes from the ranks of the poor.

He seems to feel if there is a draft,and the children of the wealthy and of legislators could end up being drafted, then congress will be less likely to back entering into unnecessary wars.

I don’t really agree - those folks will always find _some_ way out if they need to., Look and Bush the younger vis-a-vis Vietnam.
cc burro
November 20th, 2006 at 11:05 pm

I agree with SIROCCO. The rich will find a way out of it. And there will be a large mass of illegal immigration going INTO Mexico. Perhaps this is the real reason for building the fence.