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Nick Smith: “The reason we are here is to make clear to the world that we are not going to have military conscription right now for…”

On the recordOctober 5, 2004
The reason we are here is to make clear to the world that we are not going to have military conscription right now for active military duty. I introduced a bill last year, H.R. 3598, because I think we need to seriously discuss the understanding of the military of a greater number of our population. I think we need to look at volunteerism in this country; and with terrorism threatening us for the immediate future, there is a need for that education, that training, maybe even basic military training, but not combat service.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing military conscription and the need for volunteerism in the context of national security.

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