That's the concept. But as Bill Clinton and Dubya taught us, there are ways to get out of serving in the trenches. If there were some guarantee it would work as it is theorized...sure...but once a law is on the books it's very easy for, say, a Republican Congress and a Republican President to create loopholes that the elite can slip through.
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Date: 2002-12-31 11:00 am (UTC)Never underestimate the enemy. :)