It is time for us to take the steps towards peace that we have been waiting to take. It is time to look at real solutions to the economic crisis facing this country. It is time to restore the honor and dignity that is the soul of this nation.
I am still proud of my father and everything he has done. I am also proud of my friends who have chosen not to serve in the military. I am proud of the peace activists I know who have chosen to serve their country and the world by promoting the cause of peace.
I believe there can be reconciliation and understanding between these two very different communities, each choosing to serve in the way they believe is best. The act of choosing is one of the most important rite of passage into adulthood. Don't our children deserve the opportunity to explore all the alternatives that life has to offer them, in education, in job training, in community service?
I believe we can do this. All we need is the leadership and the representation to make the right decisions in Washington DC.
Let's take the first steps toward becoming the people that we deserve to be by resisting talk of a draft and, instead, let's bring the troops home now.
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