(Apolgies (and thanks) to Arlo)

Congressman Charles Rangel today announced the reintroduction of his legislation to reinstate the military draft.

"I oppose the war in Iraq, but I support the military and the men and women who serve in it," Congressman Rangel said. "What is happening now indicates to me that the entire volunteer system is in danger of collapse under the weight of the burden being placed on those who are serving."

The DRAFT is an awful idea, politcally and as a matter of policy. Don't think for a minute that any draft law will effectively include the priviledged. That's utter nonsense. The draft will disproportionately affect the poor and middle class.

Nor will it prevent use of troops in an irresponsible fashion. Vietnam is an example of that. Moreover, there was MORE opposition to the Iraq action from the beginning than any resistance to the vietnam conflict. The consent to go to war was manufactured, as were the pretexts. A draft wouldn't have mitigated anything.

Please email or call Rep. Charles Rangel. Say (or sing), "Congrssman, You can get anything you want, at Alice's restaurant.". And hang up. You know, if one person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick and they won't draft him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony, they may think they're both gay and they won't take either of them. And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people call or email and sing a bar of Alice's Restaurant and hang up, they may think it's an organization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I said fifty people a day calling up singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and hanging up? And friends they may thinks it's a movement...