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To: sea_urchin who wrote (19751)	12/9/2003 11:54:14 AM
From: mcg404	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81266

Searle, Call For Military Draft 'Grossly Insulting' To Congress Jeff Johnson Congressional Bureau Chief Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - Two members of the Congressional Black Caucus want to reinstate mandatory military service - the draft - in an attempt to discourage war with Iraq..."When you talk about a war, you're talking about ground troops, you're talking about enlisted people, and they don't come from the kids and members of Congress," Rangel told CNN's "Late Edition" Dec. 29...."It's a variation on 'let's tax the rich,'" she argued. "'Let's draft their sons and daughters,' as well?" crosswalk.com This story is obviously a little old but i have heard this discussion off and on for awhile (but now seems to be fading away). John