Has Rumsfeld opened the door and let in the draft?<\/p>\n
TIME<\/a> reports Donald Rumsfeld is commissioning studies to determine if there is a need for a “larger army” and will recommend “with alacrity” an expansion should the findings fall in favour of it. He “remains firmly opposed to a draft.” Where will these troops come from if volunteers fail to fill the ‘void’?<\/p>\n Accessing another BuzzFlash<\/a> link I find<\/a> that George signed a bill on Saturday expanding FBI powers.<\/p>\n Ron Paul and Dennis Kucinich<\/a> co-sponsored legislation in an attempt to prevent this extension of the Patriot Act.<\/p>\n Matthew Bargainer once posted on AntiWar Blog that a Kucinich\/Paul ticket in 2004 was a ‘half-baked, but surprisingly tasty<\/a>‘ idea.<\/p>\n I suggest it’s an idea that should be studied quickly in sincerity.<\/p>\n I suppose the antiwar movement can continue to focus its energies on plans for protest marches commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Iraq invasion and the nomination of George to the 2004 Republican ticket. But what will it accomplish in the long-run?<\/p>\n A catalyst needs to be introduced at the very least to gauge the attention span of the roughly 60% of Americans who aren’t stimulated enough by the usual suspects to get off their duffs and participate in the election process.<\/p>\n What about an Independent ticket? Paul\/Kucinich? Kucinich\/Paul?<\/p>\n For no other reason than to finally determine where the real majority of Americans stand on these issues, don’t we need to pursue this?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Has Rumsfeld opened the door and let in the draft? TIME reports Donald Rumsfeld is commissioning studies to determine if there is a need for a “larger army” and will recommend “with alacrity” an expansion should the findings fall in … Continue reading
\nIt appears we are witnessing a stealth enactment of the enormously unpopular “Patriot II” legislation that was first leaked several months ago. Perhaps the national outcry when a draft of the Patriot II act was leaked has led its supporters to enact it one piece at a time in secret. Whatever the case, this is outrageous and unacceptable. I urge each of my colleagues to join me in rejecting this bill and its incredibly dangerous expansion of Federal police powers.<\/div>\n