tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937229.post109707395889748504..comments2023-05-25T07:26:53.296-05:00Comments on Ravings of a Mad Tech: Update to Faux Draft ChargesThe Mad Techhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13924101643391503627noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6937229.post-1097197422602947162004-10-07T20:03:00.000-05:002004-10-07T20:03:00.000-05:00I do not recall all of the specific details, but a...I do not recall all of the specific details, but about the time the war was voted on, a couple of the black congressmen noting the talk of war offered a bill to reinstate the draft with the stated goal of protesting the war and trying to wake people up to the possibility that a draft would be needed if things go bad. They also noted that in Viet Nam that a disproportionate number of the draftees came from the poor and ethnic segments of the population. Rich white kids with political contacts would get postings in the National Guard which would exempt them from the war. The National Guard was not being called up at all and the spots were much sought after. They usually had waiting lists to get in. That is why the concern about Bush and his National Guard status.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com