Is there going to be a draft Bill slated for January 2007 ?

Question

Here's the related news story I found on Yahoo:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061120/ap_on_go_co/military_draft


I just got an email from an underground source claiming the following:

"Tell Bush and Congress
No Draft No Way!

We must take action now to stop the draft before it starts.

A new bill to be introduced in Congress in January will mandate military service for men and women between the ages of 18 and 42. The failure of the U.S. effort to occupy Iraq, as well as plans to take military action against Iran and possibly North Korea, has stretched the military to the breaking point and the Pentagon needs thousands of more troops to carry out the agenda of global dominance."

Okay, both men AND women?In fact, I don't even think women currently have to fill out a selective service card, do they?--and to the age of 42? The original conscript age was between 18 and 26. That seems like the most drastic draft measure that would ever have been taken in the U.S. Is this a hoax?

Answer 1

It will never pass. Rangel introduced the bill to make a point about only the poor being represented in the armed forces and that if leaders' own children were serving in the armed forces they might not be so quick to get us into wars like Iraq. Rangel knows it won't pass.

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

President Bush did not bring up the idea of a Draft. Consider this, President Bush has been in office for 6 years, Republicans have had control of Congress for 20 years. If he and the Republicans wanted a Draft, it would already be in effect.

In January, DEMOCRATS will take control of Congress and President Bush will be a "Lame Duck".

I know that some out there are saying "Great" and "It's about time", and other more graphic comments. There are quite a few on this site that are excited and relieved that DEMOCRATS will take over Congress because they are terrified about the thought of a draft.

But before you begin the big celebration, consider this:

Re-instituting the Draft is a DEMOCRAT idea, and has been pushed by DEMOCRATS for some time now. To put it into terms that will hit hard for some, If DEMOCRATS win in 2008, expect the Draft to be re-instituted by DEMOCRATS.

Answer 4

THERE WILL BE NO DRAFT!

PLEASE read and comprehend your link before you get all up in arms. Bush had NOTHING to do with the bill. Why would he? He successfully dodge the draft himself.

Taken from you link: "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."

And it will go no where in the this session as well. Or EVER.

HOWEVER, I would not be opposed to two years of national service. Working with the homeless, environmental issues and the like. It would be a good learning tool and good for the nation as well.

Answer 5

In a word, "No."
The bill is being presented (again) by a democrat who is trying to make a political statement. However, it's not the statement he intended to make. His intent is to say that only minorities and underpriviledged get drafted. What it REALLY says though is that Clinton didn't have a clue when he down-sized the U.S. military. The premise was that with Communist Russia having fallen, we would never again see a two front war and so, we don't REALLY need a military. This is a direct admission that the high and mighty democrats don't have a plan, never did and don't really know what to do now that they have power. Raising minimum wage and our taxes are the only other pokers they have in the fire. Let's see, raise minimum wage and watch the cost of living sky rocket to offset the sudden loss of profits? Sounds like a grand scheme to kickstart inflation. Raise taxes? With the cost of living suddenly going up, cancelling out any gains they'd hope to make with the wage increase will only burden the citizens more, driving them further asunder. Yep, they have all of the right plans and answers. Let's start with the draft.

Answer 6

A) true
B) This is a DEMOCRAT IDEA. Charles Rangel D-NY. He brings the same bill up every year. LAst time we actually voted on it? It go 2 votes. Out of 435......
C) ALL males at 18 register with selective service. Your on file till 26.
D) THe president & the Military have not asked or want a draft.
E) USE search question!!! This topic has been asked 5000 times already.
F) The Army recruited 85,000 new recruits this year alone. All services have met there recruiting goals.

Answer 7

The whole issue of the draft is merely a farce perpetrated by Dem Rep. Charlie Rangle. The truth is he does not support the draft but merely wants to get brainless kids to vote for the Democrats. The Democrats love their glory days protesting the Vietnam conflict and see a power grab in military defeat in any conflict (unless their guy is president--aka Clinton) regardless of how dangerous that loss might be. For example: Even if one opposes the war in Iraq, it is certainly dangerous to run from that conflict prematurely, as Iran would simply move it's borders to absorb Iraq. Can anyone say that they would then hold back and not take Saudi Arabia? This would give them control over a huge amount of the world's Oil supply, causing you and I to pay for 6 dollar gasoline, and going broke to heat our homes. Expect a catastrophic economic depression, as oil fuels all economic activity.
Would the American people allow this? Hardly. Then you WOULD get a draft to retake the entire middle east from a vastly strengthened Iran, with even greater loss of lives, and possibly blossoming into all out nuclear war. All because we were afraid to let the military win in Iraq for political purposes.

Answer 8

thrilling. fairly lots of the subtler provisions. case in point, the bill only applies "in the time of wartime". meaning an extremely conflict declared by utilising Congress, no longer an Authorization for using military stress, that's what we've in Iraq and Afghanistan. yet in spite of if young ones are not certainly being drafted, the perceived probability of being drafted could reason a extreme political backlash against further military action, only like it did the final time substitute into had a draft.

Answer 9

Rep. Charles Rangle brought this up trying to make the point only poor minorities serve. The Democrats will shoot it down. They have elections coming up in 2008!

They should charge him with deriliction of duty for wasting our tax payer dollars on this if he was not serious!

I am for nationalized service! 18-42 men and women. No exemptions, no deferments, except for the disabled, depending on the degree, they could still provide in a support role.

Answer 10

I don't really think it will ever go through, they tried this once before and it didn't pass. But it sure is something to keep checking on. I believe its only males that have to register, its not a hoax its been all over the news, Rep Rangel is the one who proposed this.