who's the person who recently suggested to bring back the draft?

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and why did he or she say that?

Answer 1

Charles Rangel of New York.

"Rangel, a veteran of the Korean War who has unsuccessfully sponsored legislation on conscription in the past, has said the all-volunteer military disproportionately puts the burden of war on minorities and lower-income families."

The Heritage Foundation has proven this to be false. Military members come from all social and economic backgrounds:

"The poor are enlisting at demonstrably lower rates since 9/11. Specifically, the percentage of recruits from the poorest one-fifth of American neighborhoods declined from 18% in 1999 to 13.7% in 2005. The reverse is true for recruits from the wealthiest one-fifth of neighborhoods. They are now overrepresented, accounting for 22.8% of all recruits. "

See also "Who Bears the Burden? Demographic Characteristics of U.S. Military Recruits Before and After 9/11" by Tim Kane, Ph.D.


www.heritage.org

Answer 2

Charley Rangle (D) New York. I'll guarantee there's no one in the military top to bottom what wants the draft reinstated. I served during the draft time and volunteer time. Believe me it's better to have one person who has the courage to volunteer than it is to have three who don't. And Rangle's logic that volunteer puts an unfair load on middle and lower class doesn't withstand close scrutiny. There are too many excuses that can be used to avoid the draft. And these will be used --Just take a look at how Clinton ducked.

Answer 3

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans would have to sign up for a new military draft after turning 18 under a bill the incoming chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says he will introduce next year.

Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., said Sunday he sees his idea as a way to deter politicians from launching wars.

"There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way," Rangel said.

Rangel, a veteran of the Korean War who has unsuccessfully sponsored legislation on conscription in the past, has said the all-volunteer military disproportionately puts the burden of war on minorities and lower-income families.

Rangel said he will propose a measure early next year. While he said he is serious about the proposal, there is little evident support among the public or lawmakers for it.

In 2003, Rangel proposed a measure covering people age 18 to 26. It was defeated 402-2 the following year. This year, he offered a plan to mandate military service for men and women between age 18 and 42; it went nowhere in the Republican-led Congress.

Democrats will control the House and Senate come January because of their victories in the Nov. 7 election.

At a time when some lawmakers are urging the military to send more troops to Iraq, "I don't see how anyone can support the war and not support the draft," said Rangel, who also proposed a draft in January 2003, before the U.S. invasion of Iraq. "I think to do so is hypocritical."

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican who is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force Standby Reserve, said he agreed that the U.S. does not have enough people in the military.

"I think we can do this with an all-voluntary service, all-voluntary Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy. And if we can't, then we'll look for some other option," said Graham, who is assigned as a reserve judge to the Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals.

Rangel, the next chairman of the House tax-writing committee, said he worried the military was being strained by its overseas commitments.

"If we're going to challenge Iran and challenge North Korea and then, as some people have asked, to send more troops to Iraq, we can't do that without a draft," Rangel said.

He said having a draft would not necessarily mean everyone called to duty would have to serve. Instead, "young people (would) commit themselves to a couple of years in service to this great republic, whether it's our seaports, our airports, in schools, in hospitals," with a promise of educational benefits at the end of service.

Graham said he believes the all-voluntary military "represents the country pretty well in terms of ethnic makeup, economic background."

Repeated polls have shown that about seven in 10 Americans oppose reinstatement of the draft and officials say they do not expect to restart conscription.

Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told Congress in June 2005 that "there isn't a chance in the world that the draft will be brought back."

Yet the prospect of the long global fight against terrorism and the continuing U.S. commitment to stabilizing Iraq have kept the idea in the public's mind.

The military drafted conscripts during the Civil War, both world wars and between 1948 and 1973. An agency independent of the Defense Department, the Selective Service System, keeps an updated registry of men age 18-25 - now about 16 million - from which to supply untrained draftees that would supplement the professional all-volunteer armed forces.

Rangel and Graham appeared on "Face the Nation" on CBS.

Answer 4

A Democrat from New York. He's trying to bring ideas into the war. It wasn't recieved well and Bush has already signed an agreement to no draft.

Answer 5

Charlie Rangel. He's trying to re-institute the draft in order to stop war. He seems to think that with a draft, people won't be in favor of war. He also had his gay, live-in boyfriend, operating a sex/prostitution ring out of his home. And his voters keep electing him. Is there any wonder why Conservatives disagree with the liberals ?

Answer 6

NY Congressman Charles Rangel as a way to deter politicians from launching wars.

Answer 7

Charlie Rangel, the black man from NY. He proposed this before and it was soundly defeated. He gets up and gives ridiculous statistics about the number of blacks killed by being dumped overboard in the slave trade. And he is going to be chairman of the ways and means committee. Well, you brought it on yourselves!!

Answer 8

Charles Rangel (Democrat) New York.

Answer 9

Charles Rengal- democrat -reason? To scare he is saying put up or shut up, I believes he prefers the latter. His motive is to create an uproar and let others find reason to retreat.

Answer 10

It's some du*mb*a*s* senator named Charlie Rangol! He's an idiot. He'll never get enough support in Congress to reinstate the Draft! BTW, he's a Democrat....enough said??