US reinstating the draft in Spring 2005?

[Nubclear]

Fez is aware of the Dont Ask Dont Tell policy?

[Giancarlo]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
Fez is aware of the Dont Ask Dont Tell policy?

You are spoiling the fun.

(of course I know about that)

[Asher]

Are you aware of the Gay Hibernation Act?

[Wittlich]

Hell, if I could survive in the Army for over 20 years, Fez should be fine .... Besides, the military is what brought me out of my closet!

You are correct Fez, you would meet alot of interesting (ie, HOT) men.

[DRoseDARs]

While the Bush Administration still has a hardon for more wars (and the profitable defence contracts they'd spawn), they aren't stupid enough to want to reinstitute the draft as early as next spring. It'd be political suicide for Congress and a Public Relations nightmare for the White House, election year notwithstanding. They'd do everything possible to shuffle the existing volunteer military around, but they certainly wouldn't rule out the draft as an option for the near future.

Yes, I'm worried that it's a distinct possiblity that it'll happen next year, but that's emotion talking. Reason, for me, states they'd wait longer, maybe '06 or '07, if ever doing it during Bush's possible second term. If Bush the Younger's little pissing contest with other two-bit dictators flares up again...well, we'll see.

[Nubclear]

No. Sorry, but no politician is stupid enough to call for a draft.
If Bush called for a draft, he probably wouldn't get to serve his second term.

Luckily, none of my family is draftable

[Boris Godunov]

Um, do a quick search on the Senate and House web sites for the resolutions. They are 1) being offered by Democrats (Hollings in the Senate, Rangel in the House), and 2) referring to a national service program of the like advocated by Kerry, one that does not require military service.

[DRoseDARs]

Ah, but that's the trick Tass: waiting until AFTER Bush wins a second term to call for a draft. Not imediately after, but in the months following the elections.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Draft? What are we starting a new baseball league?

[Sava]

I'll be 25 in June of 2005... no ****ing way am I fighting bush's oil wars... OOOOOHHHH CAAAAANNAAAADDAAAA!~

[Nubclear]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Ah, but that's the trick Tass: waiting until AFTER Bush wins a second term to call for a draft. Not imediately after, but in the months following the elections.

The US has a system where a President can be expelled early, no?

[Sava]

Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar


The US has a system where a President can be expelled early, no?

yeah, they tried it on Clinton because he lied about getting a blowjob

[Imran Siddiqui]

And, of course, Sava posts without reading any of the posts before him .

[DRoseDARs]

Disturbing as it is for me, I actually agree with Rangel's efforts (I've not read the text of it). As I understand it, he was trying to make the social cost of a draft MUCH higher so that it would be more difficult to call for one, forcing Congress and the President to consider their options much more carefully.

I don't know anything about Kerry's proposal, but based solely on that sentence Boris, it looks acceptable.

[Sava]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
And, of course, Sava posts without reading any of the posts before him .

uhmmm nooooo I did read it... note the proposed draft is SPRING 2005... I turn 25 (the draft limit) in June 2005. That's a few months window in which I would be eligible... jerky!