Pubbies get backbone, bring DemocRAT draft bill to a vote
The DemoncRATs have been waging a whispering campaign attempting to scare young folks about a purportedly upcoming draft ala the myriad of "secret plans" Hanoi John French Kerry keeps speaking of (though he's the only one calling for a draft on his website). Today the Republicans showed a little backbone and brought the bill, originally submitted by Charles Rangel, Democrat from NY, to the floor for a vote. When the dust settled even Rangel, the bill's sponsor, voted against it and only two other DemoncRATs, Joe Murtha and Fourtney "Pete" Stark, voted for the bill. Here is the final vote count lest all draft rumors now be outed as the LIEs that they were:

H R 163 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 5-Oct-2004 7:29 PM
QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
BILL TITLE: Universal National Service Act

                      Yeas   Nays  PRES  NV
Republican              215   12
Democratic     2       186  17
Independent            1
TOTALS          2      402 29
- posted by SEO LinkTagstic @ 5:37 PM