[extropy-chat] Fwd: Manditory draft for your child?

[Spike]

> Zero Powers
> Subject: [extropy-chat] Fwd: Manditory draft for your child?
> 
> 
> OK folks, I got the below very breathless email about a purported
> looming draft bill.  I didn't follow the links, and barely perused the
> message.  But I remember there was debate on this list about whether
> dubya is out to implement a draft.  Perhaps this answers that
> question?
> 
> Zero
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 21:21:57 -0700
> Subject: Fwd: Manditory draft for your child?
> To: Zero Powers <zero.powers at gmail.com>
> 
> Mandatory draft for males and females (ages 18-26) starting June
> 15,2005, is something that everyone should know about...

Hmmm, several items in there immediately tipped me off
that this article is as reliable as the former "news"
service carried by Sea of BS, and their unimpeachable
anchor Dan Blather.  Consider:


"Also, crossing into Canada has already been made very difficult."

Really?


"...send this on to all the parents and teachers you know,and all the
aunts and
uncles, grandparents, godparents. . .And let your children know - -
it's their future, and they can be a powerful voice for change!"

Puleeease.

I looked up the sponsor Charles Rangel, and learned that he
is a democrat.  Looked up a couple of the cosponsors, 
such as Neil Abercrobie, democrat, I already know that
Pete Stark is a wicked democrat.  I suspect all these
are democrats. 


      Rep Abercrombie, Neil [HI-1] - 1/7/2003
      Rep Brown, Corrine [FL-3] - 1/28/2003
      Rep Christensen, Donna M. [VI] - 5/19/2004
      Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [MO-1] - 1/28/2003
      Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] - 1/7/2003
      Rep Cummings, Elijah E. [MD-7] - 1/28/2003
      Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] - 1/28/2003
      Rep Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [IL-2] - 7/21/2004
      Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 1/28/2003
      Rep Lewis, John [GA-5] - 1/7/2003
      Rep McDermott, Jim [WA-7] - 1/7/2003
      Rep Moran, James P. [VA-8] - 1/28/2003
      Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [CA-13] - 1/7/2003
	Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [NY-12] - 1/28/2003

Theory: the democrats trumped up a fakey draft bill
for strictly political reasons.  Note the language
in the bill.  Note that you never heard more about
it even tho it was introduced over a year and a half
ago.  Into the bit bucket with it, Zero.  {8-]  spike