I was talking to my mother last night and she told me that there is talk of Bush bringing the draft back if he is re-elected. I found this website which has various articles to back up the claims.

The administration denies it but I honestly don’t trust them as far as I could throw them, especially since there is legislation in Congress to do it.

Read this bill and this bill. Then keep track of the progress on the bill and write your reps if that is what you do in situations like this. Granted, it’s still in committee and will not probably come up until January 2005, but I think it’s an issue we need to examine in this election year, especially as it pertains to the War (and it still *IS* a war) in Iraq.

And for those who say “but this is good and will encourage patriotism”, go talk to someone who was alive during the Vietnam War and had a friend, family member, or classmate sent over. This will NOT be permitted to happen again, especially after the mistakes made in Vietnam and the effect it had on the lives of those who served there.