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Good question.

Larry J — 9/30/2004 12:22:00 AM (archived)

I don't have a good answer. Was the draft ever opposed on this point? Odds are, yes. I don't know if it was ever addressed by the Supreme Court. But then, the Supreme Court is far from infallible. At one time, they ruled that "Separate but Equal" eduation was fine, only to reverse it decades later in "Brown V. Board of Education." There was the infamous Dred Scott decision and the one approving the internment of people with Japanese ancestry in WWII, as well as the restrictions on free speech in the McCain-Feingold CPR legislation.

Some 2-3 million teenagers turn 18 each year. Are we going to force all of them into compulsary service? If not, then what criteria will be used to determine who has to give up several years of their lives and who gets a pass? How much will it cost to implement his program? By one estimate, if 500,000 kids were in the program and got $5000 a year towards a college education, that's $2.5 billion per year. Not exactly small change.

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Democrats and the draft - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 5:13:50 PM
- re: Whats the plan for drafting the 100,000 Senior Citizens? Will there be a lottery? - Scott Evil - 9/29/2004 7:09:58 PM
  - re: re:We should pool our money and buy you more straw... - Chris Vancil - 9/29/2004 8:48:04 PM
- Missing? Like this? - Tony - 9/29/2004 6:57:49 PM
  - Not quite the same page, though, is it? - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 7:55:03 PM
    - Oh, that's all it's about? - Tony - 9/29/2004 8:07:13 PM
      - Sure. The sentence doesn't mean what it says. Pretty much par for the course for Kerry. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 10:42:18 PM
        
        Have it your way. I'm getting tired of teaching you guys how to read. - tony - 9/30/2004 5:59:21 AM
  - re: He's gonna force High School students to work for $2,000/year? - Scott Evil - 9/29/2004 7:02:22 PM
- When one lies as much as Kerry, it is hard to keep one's story straight. (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/29/2004 6:38:44 PM
- Boobs and the draft - LJ - 9/29/2004 5:34:31 PM
  - You got my attention with "boobs" - REB - 9/30/2004 12:17:52 PM
  - Maybe I misread the word "mandatory." Does it still mean what it used to? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 5:54:55 PM
    - re: Maybe I misread the word "draft." Does it still mean what it used to? - LJ - 9/29/2004 6:26:02 PM
      - The 13th Amendment prohibits involuntary servitude - Larry J - 9/29/2004 8:10:31 PM
        
        Then why wasn't it successfully used against the draft in any war since? (n/t) - Fox - 9/29/2004 10:58:54 PM
        
        Good question. - Larry J - 9/30/2004 12:22:00 AM
        
        Tell that to my rich uncle. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/29/2004 10:54:22 PM
        
        re: The 13th Amendment prohibits involuntary servitude - LJ - 9/29/2004 8:44:27 PM
        
        So, are you saying that a public school education is not different than forced labor? - Larry J - 9/30/2004 12:13:40 AM
        
        re: So, are you saying that a public school education is not different than forced labor? - gbaikie - 9/30/2004 12:53:32 AM
      - re: So Kerry is for a draft. Forcing High School students to do what Kerry wants is a draft. - Scott Evil - 9/29/2004 6:59:20 PM
      - Mandatory government service is mandatory government service. - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 6:35:52 PM
- Let's get serious about the draft. - Bowser - 9/29/2004 5:19:45 PM
  - re: The secrets out. The Democrats, Led by Kerry think Iraq is Vietnam. - Scott Evil - 9/29/2004 6:56:10 PM
    - Iraq is worse than Vietnam. Much worse. - Bowser - 9/29/2004 8:51:37 PM
      - "There was a way out of Vietnam without consequences for the entire area for generations." Cripes. - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 10:44:01 PM
        
        It's easy for some to confuse the personal tragedies and global issues. - Bowser - 9/30/2004 12:32:01 AM
        
        It's easy for some to confuse the personal tragedies and global issues. - Bowser - 9/30/2004 12:31:59 AM
        
        Global issues? - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 12:51:27 AM
        
        See. You don't care about the average Iraqi, do you? - Bowser - 9/30/2004 1:49:11 AM

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