Does the Government Own Your Son?

Lew Rockwell reports:

From Rand Paul, MD, Bowling Green, KY: "Thought you might be interested in the note I received home from the public high school my son Will, 14, has just begun.

"'Pursuant to No Child Left Behind, we are required to disclose a student's name, address, and telephone listing at the request of Armed Forces recruiters, unless a parent or high school student, regardless of age, requests that this information not be disclosed.'

"When Napoleon came back from exile, he could only muster 14 year olds. Previous battles had already slaughtered most of the older teenagers. I guess the neocons are anticipating recruitment shortfalls over the next fifty years in Iraq.

"I wonder what staffer, at what witching hour, inserted this gem into an 'education' bill.

Time to separate education from state.