Reply #24: That's why, despite

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what the Kool-aid drinkers on DU think, there will never be a draft. The neo-cons are way too smart to undermine themselves like that.

Yet, much as I would like to see them out of power, I cannot think that we should become the oppressor by supporting a return to the draft.

Several reasons:

First, the American people will remember which party was supporting the return of the draft.

Second, it's a losing battle. A Republican Congress won't pass it; a Republican President won't sign it. And see reason #1.

Third, and most important, it's wrong. We fought in the 60s and 70s to rid America of this legalized slavery. We fought to rid the Imperial Presidency of the power to draft young men to wage wars of aggression. These reasons are still valid. A draft would not make things better. A draft would make it easier to go into Iraq, Syria, wherever.

Do we actually have any principles that we are willing to stand on, regardless of cost? Or are we just looking to return to power, regardless of cost to our values, our very souls? If so, run to the right like Mrs. Clinton is now doing. She has a very good chance to return to the WH, probably the best of any Democrat as of today. Is she advocating a return to the draft, or is she leaving it to the fringe elements like Rangel?

There will be no draft, you heard it here first.