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Lucy
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Lucy asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Do you think that the US should reinstate the Draft.?

Given the limited military personnel and how stretched we are fighting two wars. Don't you think that its time we start thinking about reinstating the Draft.

Update:

This question is not a matter of being Democratic or a Republican but rather a American that willing to fight for their freedom.

Thank you Veterans!!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If they ever did, they would have to get the states to do it under the 2nd amendment. Unless there was a national emergency, the Supreme Court would rule against the fed doing it under the 13th amendment.

  • 1 decade ago

    Firstly, when you say fight for our freedom, what foreign power have we been invaded by in the last 8 years? What foreign power has ruled over us in the last 8 years? Our military shortage is due to Bush's ignorant foreign policy.

    We shouldn't reinstate the draft because it would actually diminish the quality of our troops. Also, a draft might allow the President to use force as an option more often then necessary.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. but Democrats tried it once already. Now that Democrats

    will be taking over, I'm sure it will be reinstated along with teens

    doing some free government work which Obama already has

    on his " list of things I'm going to do".

  • 1 decade ago

    No, I think we should stop fighting so many unnecessary wars before we worry about reinstating the Draft.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Either end the wars completely or reinstate the draft. Politicians need to put up or shut up, they need to stop dancing around saying oh jeez the war needs to stop our troops need to come home they are stretched too thin, blah blah blah blah. They either reinstate the draft, go on record as fully supporting these BS wars or bring them home.

  • 1 decade ago

    Are you kidding? We'll surrender to France before we reinstate the draft!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes i do, our military is over taxed as it is. why shouldnt a young man serve his nation? they do in other countries why not here. kids nowadays are too immature and spoiled let them see what its like to really do something like the men did in ww2 and vietnam, i rather doubt they would be out protesting and burning the flag if they had to actually sacrafice for this country.

  • 1 decade ago

    yes !

    First rd picks

    1. Nancy Pelosi - Baghdad

    2. George W. Bush - Anbar

    3. Dick Cheney - Sunni Triangle

    4. Barney Frank

    and so on....

    war worth watching!

    Source(s): ok lucy in fairness to your dem and rep comment: I was free before the iraq war, im still free today , what was it you were doing for me again in Iraq i forget? oh right running up a 17,500 tax bill for me and helping osama plan his next american strike thx a bunch :[
  • 1 decade ago

    Obama will have to if anything happens cause aint no one gonna want to fight for him that is for sure Oh wait maybe all the dead babies gays and hippies will come on board to protect us if we need it

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. We are fighting one war based on lies. (Iraq)

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