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Subject: "Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword."

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Date Posted: 16:55:38 04/14/05 Thu

This is not spam. I'm not selling anything. Many things we want can't be bought with money, sometimes we have to stand up and fight. And this is about life & death and our future, and perhaps even our souls and the afterlife.

Please help. This isn't an alarmist post or some lame blog. Its an attempt to help educate and get people active to fight against the possiblity of a draft.

Click: National Lobby Day: Anti-Draft & Conscientious Objection

About the event from the site:

"Date: May 16th, 2005

Event: People of conscience speak out to make their voices heard in the halls of Congress against the reinstatement of the military draft. On May 16th, 2005 the Center on Conscience & War (CCW) in conjunction with the National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund is holding a national lobby day against the military draft and to lobby for the Peace Tax fund bill. Participants will meet in the Methodist Building in Washington, and others will lobby locally at their Congress members' district office.

There are increasing signs for the return of the military draft. U.S. Troops are stretched thin across the globe with commitments in over two hundred countries. Many National Guard and Reserve units are being used for tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and with the continual rise in casualties; many are saying that they will not reenlist. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY), who introduced a conscription bill in the last Congress, is likely to introduce it again.

In the wake of another "national emergency" (i.e. an invasion of another country) there will be more serious calls for the draft. J.E. McNeil, Executive Director of CCW said, 'Due to the lack of knowledge of many young congressional staffers, we need to educate Congress about conscientious objection and how a draft is never a viable option.' May 16th will be a day for voters to speak up and educate Congress about issues of conscience and put forth a strong voice against the draft."

Thank you for your time,

Tony

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