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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:20 AM Original message |
All the repub candidates have expanding the size of the military as one of their top things to do |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
1. You WANT to join your local draft board before it fills-up with conservative Repukes. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. "not a retired or active member of the Armed Forces or any Reserve component". Who is better |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. The exclusion is in fact part of the law that governs the draft boards. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. OK, but please cite the law that excludes retired military, 50 USC 460 does not. |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. The requirements for Board membership |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 12:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. OK, but the exclusion is an administration policy not fully supported by law because it includes |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Retired military personnel are considered "members of the Armed Forces" |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Retired military personnel are not subject to the UCMJ. I cited 50 USC 460 (b)(3) that says |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Retired military personnel ARE subject to the UCMJ |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 02:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. I'm quite familiar with the UCMJ and the passage you cite. Do you think a military retiree can be |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 03:17 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I know they CAN be, I doubt they WOULD be |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 03:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. "I know they CAN be". Please cite at least one case where a military retiree has been court |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. How about this one? |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Have a great day. n/t |
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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
2. I think the Democratic candidates are also for expanding the military |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. As a veteran I have witnessed the waste of tax dollars by the military |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. All services are operating equipment which is worn out and must be replaced. |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
6. Ron Paul doesn't. |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Thank you. |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. and they have no plan to pay for this - they all keep talking about "lower taxes" |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. They think by cutting "entitlements" all of a sudden there will be all kinds of $ |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jan-06-08 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
10. I agree it needs to be grown. But like you, when one of them was talking |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 03:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Both I think |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. It's called "pandering" |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
15. this is about the only thing that ron paul is kinda correct about. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
16. *I* think the military is too small! |
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txaslftist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jan-07-08 02:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Our overseas presence is also the best recruiting incentive Al Qaida's got. |
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