Sign the petition

ActForChange has set up a petition you can sign & send to your representatives asking them to say NO to reinstating the draft. Here's what I sent - my comments are above the '===" in the letter:

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Drafting young people to die in more and more violent conflicts is one of the most short-sighted decisions our country can make. From a logical perspective - if you send all the young people off to die, who's going to support the soon-to-retire baby boomers?

What are you going to do if you vote to reinstate the draft and YOUR child gets chosen to go die? Are you willing to face the music if your child is asked to take a place in the dance YOU helped design?

Think carefully - this is your chance to say NO NO NO to something you should have said NO to before now.

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I am writing to urge you to address and face the human and budgetary costs of our occupation in Iraq honestly and openly and, while addressing those needs in a straightforward manner, to also reject any efforts to reinstate the draft.

While we need to find and develop ways to relieve the strain on our military, announcing a serious plan for leaving Iraq and bringing in military forces from other countries are a much better alternative to reinstating the draft.

Please let me know how you intend to proceed on this issue.

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