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In reply to the discussion: Lawmakers Push For End To Draft Registration In US [View all]Fearless
(18,421 posts)43. The draft never left
We've just not had any legally defined wars since Vietnam. Nor a shortage of people looking for sub-minimum wage jobs and crappy health care.
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Bring back the Draft with no deferments and every war will require a declaration of war
AverageMe
Feb 2013
#21
Or how about requiring military service to be eligible for Presidency or Congress? n/t
alp227
Feb 2013
#15
No. It won't. It never has. And if you think Congress will pass a fair law to not give exemptions to
uppityperson
Feb 2013
#19
Quite true. Today, war is out of sight out of mind for most. Some might take a quick glance at
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#30
Does that end justify the means? As an undraftable older person, the idea of a draft as
pampango
Feb 2013
#32
I think the social security database is the registration. It knows ones age, gender and in most
Purveyor
Feb 2013
#2
What would a 65 yr old be able to do really? Heck my husband is retired from the military
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#7
Exactly, exceptionally well said. If, this were the case I think one would see the
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#31
This dept of 130 staff could be easily combined with VOTER registration and save states billions.
Sunlei
Feb 2013
#23
There's no draft in Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, the UK, Sweden,
pampango
Feb 2013
#25
I think two years of NON military service would be great along with free college
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#26
edit to add-this could also be a way for immigration change-instant citizenship after 2 yrs.
graham4anything
Feb 2013
#27