To: Brumar89 who wrote (364047 ) 12/22/2007 5:36:15 PM From: tejek Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574683 If you think 21 s/b the age of enlistment and voting, fine. But that is no grounds for excluding the ROTC or military recruiters from college campuses. Colleges are not places of war. They are meant to educate people to a higher good....not train them to kill. Boy that displays a real lack of respect for the military. First, when the military kills it does so in the defense of the nation. This is not murder and not something that liberals should use to segregate the military from society as morally unclean The US military isn't currently defending the homeland.....its fighting wars in far off countries because the incumbent president believes its good for the country. I happen to disagree with the current president's thinking and judgement.Second, killing is not all the military does. That's right. It hands out chocolates to conquered children. Very cute! ---------------------------------------------------We have a a high tech military and a very well educated officer corps. Don't you think segregation of the military from American society is undesirable? No. I think there should some deemphasis with regard to the military. It plays too important a role in this country. It is naive to think the world is naturally a nice peaceful safe place. One can think so only when one has been sheltered by capable protectors. Our society and everything we value exists because someone is willing to defend it. I don't think the world is a safe place but when the US spends as much on defense as the rest of the world does, I tend to believe the US is behaving excessively and a bit obsessively. ---------------------------------------How does the abortion clinic determine a pregnacy was caused by rape and how do they know the parents refuse an abortion? They don't........some things in life are not clear. And that means in fact, that abortion on demand s/b provided to minors w/o parental consent. If it becomes necessary, yes......not all parents are enlightened...and I don't like reading about teenaged pregnant girls killing their newly born offspring. So the alternative has to be abortion on demand w/o parental consent to everyone. Its a basic right. Necessary to prevent young mothers from killing their babies. Even though someplaces girls cant get their ears pierced or tattoos w/o a parents approval, abortion is different. Yes, an abortion is very different than getting a tattoo. I would think you would know the difference by now. 44 states now have Baby Moses laws (copied from legislation enacted first in the primitive red state of TX).geaniemorrison.com Maybe publicity of the Baby Moses law will help. However, I suspect it won't......I think these girls feel so much shame and fear, they just want 'the problem' to go away asap without further effort on their part. --------------------------------------------------------I just showed you an instance where the GOP disrespected the military. No, you made an accusation. Making an accusation doesn't prove its valid. In fact your claim that the GOP disrespect the military is ridiculous on its face. Ask the military how they feel about not having their leave extended? Don't be surprised if the GOP is not high on their love list. I know what you're trying to say though you worded it wrong. The word you should have used was deployment. To libs that is just something dirty done to soldiers. No, I mean the period in between deployments.......the Dems wanted to extend it, the GOP refused.