Oh, and you can't school as an excuse...nor moving to canada.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/171522_draft01.html

WRONG BOARD.

IM RICK JAMES BITCH.

Cold Blooded

ITS A CELEBRATION EVERYBODY.

ENJOY YOURSELF.

requiring that young Americans regularly inform the government about whether they have training in niche specialties needed in the armed services.

now there's a way to get people to change their major from Engineering to Art History.

<i>Some of the skill areas where the armed forces are facing "critical shortages" ******* linguists and computer specialists, the agency said. Americans would then be required to regularly update the agency on their skills until they reach age 35.
Individuals proficient in more than one critical skill would list the skill in which they have the greatest degree of competency.</i>
:erm

Originally posted by dusty
<i>Some of the skill areas where the armed forces are facing "critical shortages" ******* linguists and computer specialists, the agency said. Americans would then be required to regularly update the agency on their skills until they reach age 35.
Individuals proficient in more than one critical skill would list the skill in which they have the greatest degree of competency.</i>
:erm Yeah.

I don't really feel comfy giving that much personal info to the government.

I'd move out of the country.

...suddenly have a great interest in living in Switzerland or something

Originally posted by murgle
I'd move out of the country.

...suddenly have a great interest in living in Switzerland or something sweden's where it's at.

Originally posted by dusty
sweden's where it's at.


When I was starting 7th grade someone thought I was Sweedish :erm :erm

Originally posted by Junebug
requiring that young Americans regularly inform the government about whether they have training in niche specialties needed in the armed services.

now there's a way to get people to change their major from Engineering to Art History.

not really. they'll just hand the historians an m-16.

Originally posted by Alfredo!
The main point is that no one should have to... at least to me.

I'd love to see the backlash at the mere official suggestion of the draft.

Originally posted by dusty
what the hell kind of war are they planning for us?
i thought the new norms emphasize less man power and greater technological advances to achieve a nation's goals. in this case, why the need for more troops?

That's the potentially scary part...

Originally posted by Ghetto_Squirrel
I'd love to see the backlash at the mere official suggestion of the draft.

Like during vietnam or the civil war? the government will get what it wants one way or another.

:(


Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.
-Benjamin Franklin

Dan Amon, a spokesman for the Selective Service System, based in Arlington, Va., said that the Pentagon has taken no action on the proposal to expand draft registration.

"These ideas were only being floated for Department of Defense consideration," Amon said. He described the proposal as "food for thought" for contingency planning.




cute. his analogy is so fucking fitting.

I don't plan on staying in America a whole lot longer so I'm not that worried about it. First sign of the draft getting put into action and my plans will get shifted into overdrive.

Originally posted by I_was_aborted
I don't plan on staying in America a whole lot longer so I'm not that worried about it. First sign of the draft getting put into action and my plans will get shifted into overdrive.

make sure you have a passport before the draft starts, they won't issue you one otherwise. (if you're registered with SS)

(i'm not sure about the following but it seems logical)
i don't think it will matter if you hold a greencard to X country either. until you are a formal citizen of that country you still can be drafted.

College and Canada won't be an option because of the "Smart Border Declaration" signed back in 2001...hmmm.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5146.htm

"I don't know anyone in the executive branch of the government who believes that it would be appropriate or necessary to reinstitute the draft," Rumsfeld said last month.

Bush Cabal?

this is why i'm not too worried: if this happens and there ISN'T a massive social uprising eventually resulting in positive change and stronger public awareness then at least we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing we deserve it.

and if stephen harper wins in canada he'd side with bush (possibly not to this extent).

in conclusion, there is no cabal.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul155.html
http://www.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul-arch.html

Congressmen Ron Paul (R-TX) M.D. has some great speeches and articles here. He is the only person I know of, in government, that doesn't view our constitution as an anachronism.

Originally posted by O'Doyle Rules


make sure you have a passport before the draft starts, they won't issue you one otherwise. (if you're registered with SS)

(i'm not sure about the following but it seems logical)
i don't think it will matter if you hold a greencard to X country either. until you are a formal citizen of that country you still can be drafted.


I already have a passport good for the next 10 years. Also I'm not worried about greencards or citizenship. I would move to the netherlands and either live illegally or try and claim political asylum. It is not possible for the American government to send me to Iraq or any war on their behalf, it is just not a possibility.

Originally posted by thrillhouse
this is why i'm not too worried: if this happens and there ISN'T a massive social uprising eventually resulting in positive change and stronger public awareness then at least we can all breathe a sigh of relief knowing we deserve it.

and if stephen harper wins in canada he'd side with bush (possibly not to this extent).

in conclusion, there is no cabal.

unfortunately that makes no sense.
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