"Representative Charles Rangel of New York has long been an opponent of the all-volunteer army. Over three decades, he has repeatedly (and unsuccessfully) introduced legislation to reinstitute the draft. His motivation is simply that "the poor, black and brown shouldn’t be the only Americans fighting and dying” in wars, and that "fairness dictates that the sons and daughters of the white middle and upper classes share the burden of war". And he certainly does have a point, but not the only point arguing for the reinstitution of the draft." Haviland Smith
