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[wwIIvetsdaughter]

As always the Dems rely on their very willing accomplices in the MSM (See BS, etc.) and on the poorly educated products of goverment schools to fool. However, they STILL forget they (MSM) are no longer the only game in town baby! We now have talk radio, the internet and FOX news (sometimes) to let the truth be known. Lord hear our prayer, for the sake of the United States, open the hearts of those who are undecided and let the truth enter in, so that your servant, George W. Bush, be choosen to lead this nation in this time of peril again. AMEN.

[Detective]

Draft Scare Ignites Cyberspace

Thursday, September 30, 2004

By Trace Gallagher and David Miller



WASHINGTON — A widely circulated e-mail claiming that the Bush administration is trying to revive a military draft (search) is causing widespread panic in cyberspace, but Republicans said Wednesday that the conscription scare is a political ploy engineered by Democrats.

The e-mail says legislation pending in the House and Senate would reinstate the draft, claiming that "the administration is quietly trying to get these bills passed now, while the public's attention is on the elections."

The message, however, fails to state that the bill in question was authored by Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., (search) and Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., (search) two of the most liberal members of Congress who are also staunch opponents of the administration.

"Clearly these bills are filed not by Republicans, not on behalf of the administration, but by those who are being partisan Democrats about this and trying to scare people," said Sen. John Cornyn, (search) a Texas Republican.

Rangel, in fact, has been a vocal proponent of the draft, claiming that only a draft would address the issue of the disproportionate number of working class and minority people serving in the military.

"I believe in the draft and this being a shared sacrifice," Rangel said. Rangel also acknowledged, however, that the legislation is also aimed at igniting more controversy and debate around the war in Iraq.

"It's a wake-up call as to the sincerity that people have to supporting the war," Rangel said. "If they believe in the war, they should be able to say that everyone's family should be prepared to make the sacrifice."

Rangel suggested that the threat of a draft could move public support away from the administration's Iraq policy.

"If the American people don't support it, they're not going to support the draft," Rangel said. "And the administration is going to have to take a different look as to how you get rid of evil people."

While the e-mail about the draft is anonymous, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has also told voters that the Bush administration is aiming to revive the draft. Kerry said that the Pentagon has been quietly collecting names to appoint to local draft boards. (search)

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (search) hotly denied the charge.

"It's absolutely false that anyone in the administration is considering reinstating the draft," Rumsfeld said.

Despite the administration's denials, the scare has worked. There is no question that reviving the Selective Service (search) is being discussed in Washington and that legislation is being drafted. It's a notion that has many Americans, particularly parents of teenagers, inflamed. Several parents have contacted FOX News reporters regarding the e-mail. Most of the parents were shocked to learn that the proposal is coming from Democrats.

For now, parents should rest easy. Despite the political posturing, a reinstatement of the draft is not much more than an urban legend.
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[GoophyDog]

President Bush said it best in his summation at the debates and so far I haven't seen the media pick up on it. Came right out and said it would be a totally volunteer military.
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[Doc Jerry]

What is truly disturbing is that this information is soooooo easy to find and the accusation sooooo easy to counter, yet so many are falling for it.


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[Kimmymac]

My kids are involved in a group (college aged, mostly) that have made copies of this Rangel legislation and are passing the fliers out on local college campuses. It is headlined:

BUSH WILL DRAFT?

It then goes on to talk about Kerry's support of a back-door draft.

Lots of kids are commenting they will switch from Kerry, or at least just not bother to vote now. The kids are following up with how rich kids will probably be able to opt out by paying the government thousands of dollars, as they do in some European countries, so this will be just making serfs of poor and middle income kids.

They came up with this on their own, it is not endorsed by the RNC or Bush campaign, but I would love to see the Bush people expand this.

[1AD]

Admin, I recommend that you put this one up front. This is the sort of story that will develop by word of mouth among impressionable and gullible kids.
Second, how many of you reading this post have sent letters to the editor, handed out flyers, called in to say this is a snow job by the Dems and has no truth except that Democrats have introduced bills to reinstate the draft?
Third, remember that C-BS did a hack job on this and ignored the fact that Democrats introduced bills to bring back the draft, the woman they spoke to is an anti-war activist who claims to be bi-partisan or non-partisan, and her kids of course were frightened!!!