Comments on: Involuntary Servitude and Reinstating the Draft

By: Frank-O

Frank-O — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 14:50:21 +0000

Abomination is right! How can we be free if we can be required to kill or die – or go to jail if we don’t want to? That’s the exact opposite of free choice!

By: Some Guy

Some Guy — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:52:39 +0000

When he’s right, he’s right. The draft is an abomination, and a free country shouldn’t tolerate it.

By: Spoonerite

Spoonerite — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:41:41 +0000

Being free has nothing to do with being required to serve the thugs who make up the “state” As long as selective service continues to exist, we are not truly free. And neither are our children.

By: Michael Boldin

Michael Boldin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:00:36 +0000

Steve, some good perspective on this. And think of the economic results too – trillions of dollars are literally blown maintaining this overseas military empire. That’s not defense, that’s offense, and it’s causing more and more problems (both in security and the economy) every day.

By: Steve Henderson

Steve Henderson — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:36:22 +0000

Rep. Paul has once again called attention to something many of us Older people forgot. While i do believe in a strong “national” defence ( as in of and for America) so we can secure our borders and ports better than we do now. And Congressman paul is correct that a poor policey surely adds to our problems over seas. If i could, I’d start bringing the troops home…let them rest and regroup physically and mentally then start setting them up along the open areas of our borders (especially in the south) and stop anyone and everyone who tried to come in with out the correect paperwork or visas. And like magic, the border incurrastions from the mexican military or bands of kidnappers,drug runners will not be so far inland as they did in Arizona…but according to my home state Senators & Congressional peoples ( Burr & Hagen, and Rep. Mel Watt & Virginia Foxx) said what i propsed wasn’t “practicle”..of course in some thier minds…neither is E-Verify…but that’s for another time and day huh ?

By: Spoonerite

Spoonerite — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:53:06 +0000

I guess the 13th Amendment only applies as long as it’s not against the state. Strange, isn’t it? That the state would approve of laws that its exempt from? How unusual.