I the DRAFT was Reinstated and it required either military or civil YOUR CHOICE would YOU Violently Protest ??
153663
I'm already a  veteran but I have noticed that the number of opinions about war drops when the word draft is used.
793952
It didn't do us any good in Vietnam, which was an intervention in a civil war and was also a very unpopular war at home. In Iraq, the same two conditions still prevail. To reinstate the draft would only cause an escalation of this brutal and unnecessary aggression by drastically increasing troop levels and fueling anti-American sentiment. A draft is not the answer, ending American involvement in the Iraqi civil war would serve  this country far better than forcing young Americans to shed their blood in a foreign land where they are not wanted.
456051
I think it would be a good idea to hold the big protest in, say, southern Texas. It would just be coincidental that a couple of battalions of the U.S. Army would be in the area. They are just holding maneuvers. Pay them no mind.
906137
They are talking  if the draft is ever brought back, which as a Retired Senior Enlisted, I really doubt, it will include a section where schooling does not exempt anyone from the draft after they receive the degree they are presently enrolled in.  In other words, you can only stay in college for so many years and you would still serve your time.  \nAs to disagreeing, you can file as a conscientious objector, however read about those in IRAQ who have refused to return or go at all.  They have been charged or will be charged and will face a Military Courts Martial which will ruin their life.  For your information and that of other doubters, a Military Courts Martial carries the same weight as a Federal Court or State Court Conviction.  You lose all rights and have a very hard time finding a decent job anywhere.  Stop and think, is it really worth ruining your life.  All wars are horrid and take many lives, however history has shown that most of them have been necessary to prevent a tyranny from taking over.  What about Hitler in World War II?  What would have happened had no one stopped him?  What language do you think you would be speaking today?\nMaybe you should read the lyrics to a song called: An Open Letter to My Teenage Son. \nIf the website does not work, simply go to any search engine: Type in Lyrics>An Open Letter To My Teenage Son and it will bring up the site for you.  I read it again the other night and it still holds the same meaning as when the father recorded it.\nTo the Soldier who posted on here in reply to your question:\n\nTake Care my Friend, there are those of us out there who support you and what you are doing.  It is not an easy task when the one sided media posts the information they want the public to know.\nTake Care and We Salute You Folks OVER THERE 100%.\n\nA Retired Chief Petty Officer
913758
Interesting question. I have been monitoring this news pretty close since it has such a huge impact. I just returned from a 16 month deployment - and already there is talk about going back again. I guess if I wanted to spend this much time active I would have enlisted active. Of course it will have a huge impact on employment - and everything else for that matter. I think it is a form of backdoor draft. Most of the part time Soldies out there never intended to make a full-time commitment to this. We deployed once, did our job, and stood up to our commitment.\n\nTo answer your question though, yes I would attempt to fight this - right down to the wording of the US Code. I would tend to stir waves - get a legal interpretation of the Presidential Order and constitutional rights. In my opinion it is clearly abusive.
863373
It is a sad state in this nation that to exercise your freedom of speech at a protest that you need to have a permit. That is total BS.\n\nThe first amendment of the constitution is my irrevocable permit.
967037
It would depend on how draft laws are written. But the draft has about as much chance of being reinstated as Michael Richards has opening at the Apollo Theater. In the past only sons weren't exempt, but a sole surviving son was. That was the premise for Saving Private Ryan.
899094
Good question, I am 60 and no longer have to worry about the draft, however I think it should be limited to true national emergency such as a world war. The Vietnam war was a time of turmoil, many protest surrounding the draft. This is what will happen again as the Iraqi war is not an issue which very many people in this country embrace. Time to write your congressmen and tell them your feelings on this important issue.
1041097
FIrst of all it would take an amendment to the Constitution to enact the draft again. It's not likely to happen unless the military is heavily burdened and/or loses a significant number of soldiers. The draft would likely include men and women, although depending on the need I would think it would mostly affect men, ages 18-25. There's no telling if they'll ever enact it again, but they're considering passing a law requiring EVERY person to do some sort of civil service.
1050744
College, if that is an option for you.  Only people who can't get into college should be forced to consider the Army as an option.
813580
No to the Draft. If things get rough and personal, I guarantee you that we have plenty of brave souls who will run to enlist. They will make America proud.
870659
Poor and rich alike can make a choice to join the armed forces. \nYour question makes no sense.  Where are you getting your sources?\n\nQuit blaming everybody else and take responsibility for your actions!!!!!
273392
They should NEVER reinstate the draft, for these reasons:\n\n(1) Conscription is slavery. The slavemaster/rulers take control of your life, FORCING you to labor for them and even claiming the power to SACRIFICE your life for their own goals. Slavery. Period.\n\n(2) Conscription is not constitutional. Congress is given the power to summon the militia, and raise an army, but nowhere is it given the power to FORCE people into indentured servitude, even in the name of doing those two things. The power to raise an army no more nullifies your freedom from servitude than it nullifies your right to freedom of speech. They can't ban speech against a war because of their power to wage war, and likewise they can't violate any OTHER natural rights of yours for that cause. \n\n(3) Conscription is also bad because it allows a government to wage a non-defensive war which its own people do not support. That has been the main use of concription, for example, in the United States. If the war is just, then people will volunteer for it.\n\n(4) And, of course, conscription represents cowardice. Ever single person demanding that OTHERS be enslaved for the cause, while not volunteering to go die on the front lines himself IN THAT SAME CONFLICT (regardless of past "service"), is the very worst kind of coward and hypocrite in our species
499831
if its in ur heart and u are mentally and physically ready go ahead.....its u who wants it so dont listen 2 knuckleheads....with out the armed forces the idiots that critize the miliatry would most likely have been nuked!!!
11395
The U.S. does not have the draft, nor does it have any plans to implement one.  However, were that all to change, I would be proud to go.  I would much rather go fight (and possibly die) freedom in a place where people will actually appreciate it than live peacefully in a country where many people seem to have forgotten the cost of freedom.
878157
Unless we encounter a situation where many more troops are drastically needed, I think a volunteer army is the way to go. I think the call for a return to the draft is more of a criticism of hypocrisy than anything else. After all, it's much easier to support a war when you know that you or no one you care about will be put in danger. It's easy to blame Bush and the neoconservatives for the failures in Iraq now, but this war would have never happened without the support of a solid majority of the American people. But if a draft had been enabled from the beginning of this war I think that there would have been alot of people who would have had very different opinions about how necessary invading Iraq was (including myself).\n\nBut just because drafting kids into the army isn't a good idea doesn't mean that having some required civil service isn't either. Why shouldn't young people serve the country in some way? Give them peaceful options (like re-building the Gulf Coast) but If they choose the military, that's great. It might actually remind people that everyone has a duty to their country, not just the soldiers.
788962
The way this draft would be set up would be for men AND women. It's not necessarily all combat jobs, especially if you claim conscientious objector status.\n\nThe likelihood of it happening are slim to none. It would be political suicide. People would riot in the streets. History has shown us that conscription is not the way.\n\nAnd history would repeat itself.