draft

When Bush & Co said "No Child Left Behind", they meant it, but they weren't necessarily talking about reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Did you know that unless you opt out, your teenager's information, including name, address, phone number, will be automatically sent to military recruiters?

Bring back the draft, and raise the age to 20 or 21.

We had a guest speaker at our monthly political salon who is on a mission to keep teenagers from killing themselves drinking. This question came up, as she said it always does:

Why should young people be allowed to die in war for this country and still not be old enough to drink?

I think that's a great question and offer this constitutional amendment: The age at which one may enter the military shall never be lower than the age at which one may drink legally.

And speaking of military service, the Washington Post reports that Charlie Rangel will be pushing for a return to the draft in the next session of Congress. It'll be fascinating to watch the Party of Greed chickenhawks running for cover.

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Over 100 American soliders were slaughtered this month so far in Bush’s illegal war. With resources strained in Iraq and recruitment numbers at all time lows, you know someone has to be thinking about the draft.