[1] Rangel also argued that bringing back the draft would remedy the social disparity of the burden of military service falling disproportionately on the poor and the minorities.
[2] After the Democratic victories in the November 2007 congressional elections, Rangel repeated his call for re-introduction of the draft and for moving forward on the bill,[3] and a more active public discussion of the proposal followed.
Most of the reaction in the media, Congress and by the public was negative,[4][5][6][7][8] although occasional support for the idea was expressed as well.
charged that the bill on re-introducing the draft was simply a political maneuver by Rangel aimed to underscore the unpopularity of the Iraq War.
The debate was largely over soon after the incoming Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) indicated that she was not interested in advancing the bill to reintroduce the draft.