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and since Im the one that brought this up in the first place - I am both a vet and I protested against the draft in the 60s and the war in Vietnam - I took part in the May Day shutdown of Wash DC and have been teargassed by my government on quite a few occassions. I also served 12 years in the military and decorated by their little medals and ribbons.
I also agree that the military is a great way to fix the problem of what I consider a total erosion to apathy of parents now-adays that allows things like gang violence and other ridiculous behavoir to flourish without correction.
I however, can't stand the premise of 16 year old kids being catalouged for reference and email, letter and phone contact to try to coerce them into signing up - and even more importantly - to have a database file of all of these teens to be able to track their wherabouts - a huge privacy issue. If the government needs people they can ask - and if they can get congress to pass the laws, can even institute a legal draft - but no way in this world can they be allowed to invade the privacy of every teen in America. And if I were a parent of someone that young I would be contacting my congressional rep and chewing out their ears right now.
But guess whats gonna happen - those same apathetic parents that dont vote, dont care what little Johnnie does - are gonna sit back and let the US do it to them again - cause they're spineless.
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