How the rich will be allowed to skirt the draft...

[bluestateguy]

Does anybody here actually think that the draft will be equitable when it is reinstated after Shrub's re-selected? It won't be, and it never has been, except perhaps during WWII. This is why I opposed Charlie Rangel's draft bill: even though there will be no college defermits and women would be required to serve (fat chance under this administration), the wealthy WILL find a way to evade military service.

As usual, rich, Republican chickenhawks will use their money and family connections to weasel out of the draft, using a bunch of excuses (too fat, Daddy gave a lot of money to the Bush campaign, boil on their butt, etc.) Still, the Bush Administration will probably write their own draft law (they don't like the Rangel bill), so as to allow the well to do to escape service if the above excuses won't work. What will they do? I say they will insert a provision in the new draft law that allows all young business professionals, undergraduate business majors and MBA students to get indefinent defermits. The Administration will argue that such exemptions are necessary because they are the "job creators...that make our economy work." Of course, many working people will buy this nonsense as they and their kids are packed up and sent off to Shrub's next war.

[Warpy]

1. Forcing women into the armed services

...during their prime childbearing years is something only a deranged right wing nutcase would dream up.

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. That sounds likely enough. The main appeal of a draft to the voting class

is the dual feelgood of reduction of undesirables from the visible population while taking a stand for patriotism and defending the American way of life.

[arewethereyet]

3. no draft but if I'm wrong

same way they always have. bring along x-rays if you have no connections

[bluestateguy]

4. kick

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