From last night's "Washington Week" to AlterNet, the discussion is now beginning over the Congressional Black Caucus' call for reinstatement of the military draft to fight the Bush wars.

From AlterNet:

Bring Back the Draft
Posted by Lakshmi on January 3, 2003 @ 10:51AM

Leading members of the Black Caucus in Congress are calling for the reinstatement of a nationwide military draft. Their argument: minorities make up a disproportionate percent of combat troops. In other words, it's time for the rich white kids to pay the price for Bush's foreign policy.

Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) said, "(O)nce the conscription process for service in the military becomes universal and mandatory for all those who meet the criteria . . . it removes the long-held stigma that people of color and persons from low-income backgrounds are disproportionately killed and injured while serving as ground troops on the front line." Conyers and fellow Dem Charlie Rangel plan to introduce legislation reinstituting the draft as early as next week.