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Mon Feb 25, 2013, 11:14 AM

3. I would like to see a return of the draft, but with the following caveat

The minimum age is raised to 35 and the maximum 65, no exemptions or deferments for holding political/civil office or government staff job. If medically disqualified for combat, they can take on support roles just behind the combat zone.

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64 replies	Author	Time	Post
Lawmakers Push For End To Draft Registration In US [View all]	Purveyor	Feb 25	OP
Seems incredibly short-sighted to me...	hlthe2b	Feb 25	#1
Bring Back The Draft and We Will Have Less Wars	AverageMe	Feb 25	#4
+ 10	James48	Feb 25	#6
As I recall, the draft	colorado_ufo	Feb 25	#10
DING DING DING DING DING DING !!!!!!!!	groundloop	Feb 25	#13
Both wars had overwhelming support among the American population	happyslug	Feb 25	#14
Bring back the Draft with no deferments and every war will require a declaration of war	AverageMe	Feb 25	#21
I don't know about that...	Old Troop	Feb 28	#63
Thats Charlie Rangel's argument.	iandhr	Feb 25	#12
Or how about requiring military service to be eligible for Presidency or Congress? n/t	alp227	Feb 25	#15
Qualifications for Congress and Presidency are Set in the Constitution	AndyTiedye	Feb 25	#18
That rule would have stopped FDR's presidential bid	JustABozoOnThisBus	Feb 26	#24
FDR was assistant Secretary of the Navy in WW I.	former9thward	Feb 26	#44
And Both Clintons	AndyTiedye	Feb 26	#45
No. It won't. It never has. And if you think Congress will pass a fair law to not give exemptions to	uppityperson	Feb 25	#19
Quite true. Today, war is out of sight out of mind for most. Some might take a quick glance at	RKP5637	Feb 26	#30
Does that end justify the means? As an undraftable older person, the idea of a draft as	pampango	Feb 26	#32
+1000, just make sure the rich must sign up, too	wordpix	Feb 26	#35
Make it for kids of lawmakers only, and we'll have no wars at all.	sofa king	Feb 26	#39
The draft never left	Fearless	Feb 26	#43
There would be so few people actually drafted	hack89	Feb 28	#55
I think the social security database is the registration. It knows ones age, gender and in most	Purveyor	Feb 25	#2
I would like to see a return of the draft, but with the following caveat	Kelvin Mace	Feb 25	#3
Just curious...	KansDem	Feb 25	#5
What would a 65 yr old be able to do really? Heck my husband is retired from the military	southernyankeebelle	Feb 25	#7
Good choice	James48	Feb 25	#8
The current system	Kelvin Mace	Feb 25	#9
Many Would Drop Dead During Basic Training	AndyTiedye	Feb 25	#17
There or the battlefield	Kelvin Mace	Feb 25	#20
Heart Attacks Would Claim More Lives than Enemy Fire	AndyTiedye	Feb 26	#22
And how long do you think politicians would stay in office	Kelvin Mace	Feb 26	#34
The Politicians Who Vote for a Draft Would be Voted Out Immedidately	AndyTiedye	Feb 26	#40
Drafting people	Kelvin Mace	Feb 26	#42
Starve the Beast	AndyTiedye	Feb 28	#49
Then our corpoarte masters will simply arrange another war	Kelvin Mace	Feb 28	#58
How much more do you want to spend to expand the military?	hack89	Feb 28	#54
Three answers,	Kelvin Mace	Feb 28	#57
ok. nt	hack89	Feb 28	#60
Exactly, exceptionally well said. If, this were the case I think one would see the	RKP5637	Feb 26	#31
People with jobs, families, and	Kelvin Mace	Feb 26	#33
I've had war mongering republicans tell me the draft is a bad idea, requiring	RKP5637	Feb 26	#37
yes because slavery is a good thing!	bowens43	Feb 28	#53
And being a wage slave is better?	Kelvin Mace	Feb 28	#59
Immeasurably Better	AndyTiedye	Feb 28	#62
Good on them	ButterflyBlood	Feb 25	#11
Shut It Down	AndyTiedye	Feb 25	#16
I agree, no bodies, no wars	Puzzledtraveller	Feb 26	#36
This dept of 130 staff could be easily combined with VOTER registration and save states billions.	Sunlei	Feb 26	#23
There's no draft in Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, the UK, Sweden,	pampango	Feb 26	#25
Here in South Korea men have to serve about 2 years	davidpdx	Feb 28	#56
I think two years of NON military service would be great along with free college	graham4anything	Feb 26	#26
edit to add-this could also be a way for immigration change-instant citizenship after 2 yrs.	graham4anything	Feb 26	#27
I would prefer a 1-year term but I like the idea. The length of service could be worked out. n/t	pampango	Feb 26	#28
Yup.	graham4anything	Feb 26	#29
Conscription is Anti-Labor	AndyTiedye	Feb 26	#41
I don't get this logic at all	graham4anything	Feb 28	#50
They Wouldn't Really be Different Jobs	AndyTiedye	Feb 28	#61
It's an idea and, for the record,	Heywood J	Feb 26	#46
How Do You Know Who is Giving Back What and Where?	AndyTiedye	Feb 28	#48
maybe that is too harsh but	graham4anything	Feb 28	#51
Sure they do	madokie	Feb 26	#38
If the Press Gang is revived	Wolf Frankula	Feb 28	#47
These men are heros..... the draft was nothing less then legalized slavery.	bowens43	Feb 28	#52
Hell yes, bring backthe draft....	4bucksagallon	Feb 28	#64

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