[lbo-talk] Re: Rangel Is An Idiot

[John Thornton]

Chuck wrote:
> 
> If a free society is going to have a military, it has to be based on 
> volunteers. Conscription in incompatible with freedom. If you are going 
> to force me into the military, my first obligation is to fight the 
> government that is infringing on my freedom.
> 
> Chuck

A volunteer military composed of individuals who 
join of their own free will is only meaningful if 
everyone has the same opportunities if they choose 
not to join. Otherwise calling them volunteers is 
a sick joke.

John Thornton