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Well, I haven't done one of these for over a week...
And since it's only two weeks until the election, it's time for another Political Rant®.
So, Kerry says that President Bush has a Secret Plan to reinstitute the draft. Some facts:
FACT: The draft was instituted by a Democrat.
FACT: The draft was ended by teh eval Richard Nixon--a Republican.
FACT: Legislation in the House of Representatives to reinstate the draft was sponsored by two Democrats (Charlie Rangel and Fritz Hollings). When it came up for a vote, those two Democrats voted against it, but two other Democrats voted for it. They were the only ones who did. It was opposed by every single Republican.
FACT: It would take a vote of both Houses of Congress and the signature of the President to reinstate the draft. Do you really think that you could get 60 Senators (the number it would take to break the filibuster that would no doubt take place over it) to agree to even bring it to the floor?
FACT: The all-volunteer armed forces is a rousing success. What kind of idiot would force people to enter the armed forces if they didn't really want to? How effective a soldier would those people really be?
So, yeah. Get real. If you're going to vote against President Bush, don't do it because you're afraid he's got a Sekrit Plan OMG!!!111!eleventyone! to reinstate the draft.
So, Kerry says that President Bush has a Secret Plan to reinstitute the draft. Some facts:
FACT: The draft was instituted by a Democrat.
FACT: The draft was ended by teh eval Richard Nixon--a Republican.
FACT: Legislation in the House of Representatives to reinstate the draft was sponsored by two Democrats (Charlie Rangel and Fritz Hollings). When it came up for a vote, those two Democrats voted against it, but two other Democrats voted for it. They were the only ones who did. It was opposed by every single Republican.
FACT: It would take a vote of both Houses of Congress and the signature of the President to reinstate the draft. Do you really think that you could get 60 Senators (the number it would take to break the filibuster that would no doubt take place over it) to agree to even bring it to the floor?
FACT: The all-volunteer armed forces is a rousing success. What kind of idiot would force people to enter the armed forces if they didn't really want to? How effective a soldier would those people really be?
So, yeah. Get real. If you're going to vote against President Bush, don't do it because you're afraid he's got a Sekrit Plan OMG!!!111!eleventyone! to reinstate the draft.