[woodbutcher]

That would mean that Kerry, Murtha, McCain should run the country and that your mother, sister, brothers that did not or could not go have no vote.

Think first.

To have a navy, you must have ships, planes, missiles, subs, ..Army, Marines, same thing.

7,000,000 men and women to cloth and equip.

Or would you have them march with wooden guns?

The entire concept will never fly.

[null and void]

In the book, service wasn't necessarily military.

It would also mean that I wouldn't have earned the vote.

And your 7,000,000 figure is based on everyone wanting to be a Citizen. Not everyone will, may will be content to simply be residents. How many who could vote bother?

BBL, My dad [WWII, Korea, Vietnam] just called. And frankly I'd druther talk to him...