H.R. 5741: Universal National Service Act

Also scary, from later in the bill text:

       (a) Registration Required- Section 3(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 453(a)) is amended--

            (1) by striking `male' both places it appears;

            (2) by inserting `or herself' after `himself'; and

            (3) by striking `he' and inserting `the person'.

      (b) Conforming Amendment- Section 16(a) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. 466(a)) is amended by striking `men' and inserting `persons'.

Submitted by Bonnie Kristian on July 27, 2010.

This article suggests that Rangel is pushing it as a way to generate protest against our wars. Maybe he's an enemy of your enemy kind of friend.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5627778/charles_rangel_introduc...

Submitted by BBQ Brains on July 27, 2010.

Yeah, I've heard that suggestion too. It seems like a very dangerous way to do it, however, unlikely though it may be that the bill would actually pass.

Submitted by Bonnie Kristian on July 27, 2010.

I have to smile seeing a group of young conservatives shaking in their golf shoes at the prospect of national service. 4 years in the Army, 15 month deployment to Iraq, so I speak from experience- don't be so scared. You all remind me of classic right-wing chickenhawks like Limbaugh and Cheney: the first ones to start an unnecessary war other people will fight, yet raising holy hell whenever a suggestion of broader sacrifice is made. National service in the USA is all-cop, no-jury; that has to change.