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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

RF23 Comment: Time For Rangel's Draft

RF23 Commentary: Time For Rangel's Draft...

In light of all the bickering, between Republican and Democrat representatives over Iraq and whether or not the surge is working after one month of additional troops hitting the sand. I think it's necessary to put Rep. Charles Rangel on full alert to have his bill ready to be voted on. What's his bill? you ask, Rangel has proposed reinstituting the draft. Now for some of us youngsters, who wasn't old enough to remember what a draft card looks like or witness someone getting notice that he is to report to the nearest recruiting depot to get a physical, mental evaluation and additional paperwork filled out. Cause his backside and thousands of others is needed to take one for his country. It's called a draft and unlike the lottery, the number the government calls ain't for millions, well if it's for protecting and preserving Iraq's new and young democracy, I guess you can call it millions. Of people.

Now there are some things, well most of the things Rangel proposed or spews out of his mouth, I don't agree with, but for this one, I agree...I agree! and lets get it started. And my reasons for it, is the same as Rangels. Rangels is of the opinion that rich politicians won't be so quick to start wars, if they know their childs number can come up. Meaning that Rangel believes only the poor and dumb kids fight wars for their country. And he's not by himself, Kerry and most recently Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is on record for their opinions of americans who serve in the military. But my reasons are similiar to Rangel, you see, folks who exercise their right to bitch, moan and whine about the war, should have to dibby up. I mean, if you're not able to pick up a ruck sack and M16 and fight for your beliefs. Then you should send someone in your family that could. The one thing that sets Sheehan and some mothers who voice their opinion about the war is that they lost sons or daughters, who volunteered to serve their country. But Rangel's bill will be the end all, tell all of some of us who talk smack over our keyboards. I liken it to voting, you have folks who stand in lines to vote and you have folks who don't vote, but yet voice their opinion over a certain representative they don't like. I think the saying is, if you don't vote, then you have no right to complain. Well, if you can't stomache the thought of your young able bodied male answering the call of his and your country, then what right do you have to complain about it. I think it high time that Rangel pull the bill out of files and present it, so we can see how many folks who complain that we need more troops in a certain region to accomplish what needs to be accomplished.

Cmon! Rangel and congress reinstate the draft for Uncle Sam....