Reinstating the Military Draft
by Walter Williams
(December 28, 2006)
Congressman Charles Rangel has it backwards. Contrary to Rep. Rangel's assertion, a draft would tend to give rise to greater, not less, use of the military.
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Draft Equals Moral Bankruptcy
by Michael J. Hurd
(May 2, 2005)
Turning citizens into slaves is no way to instill loyalty or to build a competent army.
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Drafts--Real and Imagined
by Nicholas Provenzo
(November 1, 2004)
A former Marine speaks on the Military Draft.
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The Draft Is Anathema To Human Freedom
by Nicholas Provenzo
(November 22, 2003)
The idea of the draft should be anathema to any person dedicated to human freedom. It takes men and women of substance to successfully defend the nation. Such men and women are not found by draft boards.
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'Affirmative Casualties' in War: Equal Death Among the Races! (Parody)
by Radley Balko
(February 2, 2003)
Rep. Charlie Rangel (D- NY) took his "fairness in the military" proposal a step further this month. The congressman is now calling for what he calls "affirmative casualties" in war, a move he says will "ensure that the dead and maimed statistics coming back from the battlefields of any future U.S. military engagements look more like America."
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An Idea Not Worth Drafting: Conscription is Slavery
by Peter Krembs
(January 20, 2003)
The fundamental case against compulsory military service is because it is simply bad in practice, but because it is immoral on principle.
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Grotesque Cynicism on the Draft
by Michael J. Hurd
(January 12, 2003)
The draft means force and modern liberals like imposing force -- on American citizens, not on America's enemies such as Saddam Hussein.
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A Veteran Comments on Re-instating the Military Draft
by Nicholas Provenzo
(January 11, 2003)
Rangel's fundamental motive is the most vicious one could imagine: in order to dissuade the President from pursuing a war with an enemy that threatens the security of the American people, Rangel proposes the government violate the rights of the American people. Rangel is not alone in his call for the military draft--many conservatives also seek to re-establish the draft and mandatory national service, but in the name of American nationalism.
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The Purpose of the Draft is Not a Strong Military
by Michael J. Hurd
(September 12, 2002)
For years military leaders have observed that motivated recruits are better than what amounts to slave labor.
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The Military Draft and Draft Registration Versus Freedom
by George F. Smith
(December 17, 2001)
Though we've had no draft since 1973, many are calling for conscription now -- and not just for the military. Statists want to force every youth in this country to serve in some capacity and are clamoring to join in the power grab of the current crisis. "[T]he most fundamental objection to draft registration is moral," President Reagan once said. "[A] draft or draft registration destroys the very values that our society is committed to defending."
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