Nader: Brace for Draft

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Tuesday April 13, 2004 · 12:36 PM PDT

2004/04/13 · 12:36

This could be a deadly Issue for the fall. Mark my words. Why are the Democrats pushing this forth? Rangel and Hollings are both big Kerry guys, with Rangel originally being a Clark Supporter.

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20040412-114403-9384r.htm

Sorry to send you to the WashTimes. Maybe I'll just point out the highlights:

The independent candidate noted that the federal government is filling seats on local draft boards as preparation for a reinstatement of the draft. "Young Americans need to know that a train is coming, and it could run over their generation in the same way that the Vietnam War devastated the lives of those who came of age in the sixties." Rumors of a draft reinstatement emerged in the fall when the Selective Service announced that it was recruiting members for the nation's 2,000 local draft and appeals boards.

A bill was drafted by South Carolina Sen. Ernest F. Hollings in January 2003, putting in place the parameters for a draft. Its House companion legislation was introduced simultaneously by New York Rep. Charles B. Rangel. Both lawmakers are Democrats.

The bills have gone nowhere, though, and nothing is expected to come from them.

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