draft
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-10-05-draft_x.htm?POE=NEWISVABy Dave Moniz, USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Moving to dismiss politically troublesome rumors that the war in Iraq could revive a military draft, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly defeated a bill Tuesday that would have restored mandatory service.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., had little support and no chance of passing. The Republican-controlled House held the vote to make sure it was defeated during a close presidential race in which talk of a draft has run rampant. The vote was 402-2.
During a testy debate, Republicans charged that Democrats had deliberately fueled rumors that the White House would reinstitute conscription after the election. Democrats countered that the Bush administration's conduct of the war has led many Americans to fear that a draft may be necessary to support an overtaxed military.
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