Mr. WALSH. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1
minute to the gentleman from Texas
(Mr. PAUL).
(Mr. PAUL asked and was given permission
to revise and extend his remarks.)
1999 Ron Paul 91:1 Mr. PAUL.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr.
WALSH) for yielding me this time.
1999 Ron Paul 91:2 Mr. Chairman, I would like to compliment
the committee, as well as the
chairman of the subcommittee, for deleting
the $24.5 million for the selective
service system. That was a good move.
To me it was a heroic step in the direction
of more liberty for the individual.
1999 Ron Paul 91:3 There is no place in a free society to
have a program of conscription and
drafting of young people to fight unconstitutional
wars. It saves $24 million,
and I urge my colleagues not to
support the funding for the selective
service.
1999 Ron Paul 91:4 Ronald Reagan was a strong opponent
of the draft. He spoke out against
it. We do not need it. It is wasted
money. It is absolutely unnecessary.
The Department of Defense has spoken
out clearly that it is not necessary for
national security reasons to have a selective
service system, and yet we continually
spend $24.5 million annually
for this program. So I urge all Members,
all my colleagues, to oppose putting
this money back in for the Selective
Service System.
Note:
1999 Ron Paul 91:1
Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. WALSH) for yielding me this time. Here, Ron Paul thanks The Honorable James T. Walsh.
1999 Ron Paul 91:2
selective service system probably should be capitalized:
Selective Service System.
