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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Joe Btfsplk who wrote (491414)6/18/2012 2:44:54 PM
From: goldworldnet1 Recommendation  Read Replies (2) of 793840
 
"Conscription may be the only way of putting a brake on the runaway war-making power of the president"

So I'm not the first to reach that conclusion and to be clear you don't agree with it. I've pondered the pros and cons of a draft for many years and depending on my mood I've leaned both ways. However, just because you detest something that doesn't mean the object of your scorn has no merit. Taxes for example are loathed by most who pay them, but they are a necessary burden. What we see with taxes though, is that when the government reduces or eliminates that burden for some, the government increases it for others. It is only through increased participation that government is made accountable and that's my point.

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