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stone space

(6,498 posts)
Sun Jan 17, 2016, 05:53 AM Jan 2016

Should pacifists be imprisoned? Should we bring back the Draft?

This weekend, as we honor a great American Pacifist, it seems like a good time to ask whether or not Pacifists are sufficiently patriotic to be allowed to walk the streets freely.

There are some calling for a draft, so that Pacifists and others opposed to war can be imprisoned as traitors.













So, should we bring back the draft and throw Pacifists in prison?


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No need to imprison Pacifists. It's enough to just deny them an education. No student loans or grants for Pacifists!
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Should pacifists be imprisoned? Should we bring back the Draft? (Original Post) stone space Jan 2016 OP
Enough with the freaking wars newfie11 Jan 2016 #1
Put war mongers in jai Kalidurga Jan 2016 #2
Yes! Hear, Hear! smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #5
Kill the pacifists! LuvNewcastle Jan 2016 #3
Is this is a joke or a relevent thing? underahedgerow Jan 2016 #4
Good question. PowerToThePeople Jan 2016 #6
 

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)
6. Good question.
Sun Jan 17, 2016, 09:03 AM
Jan 2016

Google leads me to thinking that there are some conservative pundits talking about it.

edit - two bills, both sponsored by Republicans to bring back the draft.

http://www.rense.com/general50/blls.htm

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