Solomonia Archive: Stomp, stomp, stomp. No Draft.

Wednesday, October 6, 2004

Will this help quash the cynical scare tactic being propagated by Democrats that a Bush re-election may bring with it a secret plan to re-institute the draft? Maybe, but maybe not, as there was no rational basis for sucha belief in the first place - the only proposal for bringing back a draft being sponsored by Democrats (the one just voted down) in the first place.

USATODAY.com - House overwhelmingly stomps out bill that would've reinstated draft:

WASHINGTON — Moving to dismiss politically troublesome rumors that the war in Iraq could revive a military draft, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly defeated a bill Tuesday that would have restored mandatory service.

The bill, introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., had little support and no chance of passing. The Republican-controlled House held the vote to make sure it was defeated during a close presidential race in which talk of a draft has run rampant. The vote was 402-2...

In a textbook example of chutzpah, bill sponsor Charles Rangel complained that his insincere, politically motivated bill was only being brought to a vote for...political reasons - and then promptly voted against it.

...Rangel voted against his own bill because it was not subjected to hearings and testimony from Bush administration officials. "This is hypocrisy of the worst kind," he said. "I would not encourage any Democrat running for re-election to vote for this bill." Only Democratic Reps. John Murtha of Pennsylvania and Pete Stark of California voted for it...

I didn't mean it! Run for your lives from my bill!!

Posted by Solomon at 12:59 PM on Wednesday, Oct 6, 2004
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