Flying FuManchu
New Yorker
I find this info a bit funny but a little disturbing... Its a cut and paste from a blog and the web addresses are legit I think.
If there was a draft, I would accept being drafted and go but I wouldn't be ecstatic about it IMO but accepting... I believe I'm the type that, once in the military, I would probably get killed or maimed horribly in a drill or on the field. Sort of like the Star Treck guy who is in the away team. You know the no name who always kicks the bucket when Kirk and company get beamed down to search stuff out.
With that said, I think there has to be something wrong about Rock the Vote being associated with this movement.
Of all the contemptible things the Dems have done during this election cycle, the "reinstate the draft" rumor is the most vile. A reader forwarded to us the following email, which is being sent to a countless number of young Americans by the "Rock the Vote" people, an ostensibly non-partisan group:
YOU HAVE BEEN DRAFTED!
http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=906763&l=4476
This is not a real draft, but a real one may happen soon if the current situation doesn't improve.
As it is, our military is stretched almost to the breaking point trying to maintain troop levels in Iraq and around the world. If Pakistan, North Korea or other nations begin to pose new military threats, how would we expect to meet the demand for troops?
Did you know that:
* It would only take two to three days for Congress and the President to authorize a draft and set the Selective Service System's plans in motion?
* Twenty-year-olds would be the first to be inducted?
* Women are very likely to be included in the next draft?
It's up to us to educate ourselves. In the event of a draft, we won't have much time to form an opinion. And with just 34 days left until the election and only a few days left before many state registration deadlines, we need to take a stand now by registering to vote:
http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=906763&l=4476
Copy this URL into your web browser to get the facts about a potential draft, and to find out what you can do:
http://action.rockthevote.org/ctt.asp?u=906763&l=4476
Sincerely,
Rock The Vote
and
Alliance For Security
If there was a draft, I would accept being drafted and go but I wouldn't be ecstatic about it IMO but accepting... I believe I'm the type that, once in the military, I would probably get killed or maimed horribly in a drill or on the field. Sort of like the Star Treck guy who is in the away team. You know the no name who always kicks the bucket when Kirk and company get beamed down to search stuff out.
With that said, I think there has to be something wrong about Rock the Vote being associated with this movement.