Top Ten Reasons Rangel (and other liberals) Want to Bring Back the Draft:
1) Promotes the herd mentality among young people (a continuation of the 12 years of institutionalization in the public school system).
2) Replaces the spirit of volunteerism, opportunity and patriotism with compulsory service to the gov't (a liberals's dream!)
3) Allows the gov't to register and track every male (females too?) and to manipulate all young adults with the promise of civilian alternative service or an exemption.
4) Creates a vast new gov't bureaucracy with the 'universal civilian service' component. All Americans would begin their careers working for the govt' for 2 or 3 years.
5) Promotes the myth of equal treatment yet creates a system inevitably rife with unequal treatment and corruption, exemptions and ruses. Bound to create more hostility between races and income groups.
6> Fans the flames of anti-war feeling, by threatening compulsory service for those opposed to war or a particular war (whether by sincere conscience or because they are &*%##!!* commies!)
7) Makes local Congressmen (like Rep. Rangel) more powerful, as they can barter cushy civilian sector service jobs for sons and daughters of their friends/contributors.
8> Our military is currently based on professionalism -- starting only with the most motivated (volunteers), then paring this group down to those most phsically and mentally fit for the toughest combat assignments. A universal draft would stand this policy on its head.
9) Chelsea could launch her public service career by serving as head of the new CCAHCAMLOTSMG (Civilian Corps for the Abatement of Hate Crimes and Monitoring of Language Offensive To Selected Minority Groups). She'll get full military rank, live Sgt. Shriver, that other Kennedy friend.
10) It would bring back the 60's!! (Where'd I put my green tambourine, dude?)
LOL. BTW, how did we ever win WWI & WWII, with a lousy conscript military?