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pdiggitydogg

10-06-2004 11:01 AM

Draft: 402-2

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washing...05-draft_x.htm

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originally said by the mokey who is president
We will not have a draft, so long as I am president of the United States.

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Voting for the measure were Reps. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.), who long has argued the United States needs more troops in Iraq, and Fortney "Pete" Stark (D-Calif.), a 32-year House veteran.

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from my local paper
Kerry has said he, if elected, would not bring ack the draft

I think that covers that situation

ChrisCantSkate

10-06-2004 11:05 AM

um.... im lost. im not registered at the washington post though

pdiggitydogg

10-06-2004 11:07 AM

I changed it to a usatoday link
washington post doesnt allow for direct linking

ChrisCantSkate

10-06-2004 11:11 AM

so because the democrats tried to say there was going to be a draft to create waves in the campain trail, they had a vote and shot it down horribly?

pdiggitydogg

10-06-2004 11:15 AM

exactly...i guess

ebpda9

10-06-2004 11:44 AM

well that strenghtens my oppinion about politics: it has only one color: GREEN

CD5Passion

10-06-2004 02:03 PM

wait..what?..the link wasnt working for me for some reason

AzCivic

10-06-2004 02:15 PM

dont know about the other branches but the Air Force is letting thousands of people who want out early, out. apparently after 9/11 there was an influx of people signing up and congress allowed the air force(probably other branches too) to go over thier limit. now they're trying to scale back by letting thousands out. there aint gonna be a draft ANY time soon.

pdiggitydogg

10-06-2004 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by Shardsofxapril
wait..what?..the link wasnt working for me for some reason

The draft was voted down 402-2
the whole thing was basically a publicity stunt

CD5Passion

10-06-2004 02:50 PM

ok good no draft = me happy

GT40FIED

10-06-2004 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by pdiggitydogg
the whole thing was basically a publicity stunt

I don't know about that. I'd been hearing rumors of this since before the presidential race started heating up. I figured it was never going to happen...but just the idea of it pissed me off. This is what you get when "selective service" isn't so selective.

pdiggitydogg

10-06-2004 08:07 PM

Oh sure, there were talks of it on here months and months ago.
I really feel that they did it just to prove a point though.
(the voting on it, not the talks about having the draft reinstated)

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