What do you think about congress voting on a bill to reinstate the draft?
818816
I'm in the Navy, so I couldn't be drafted, but if I was needed over there, I'd go.
484851
The Senate Bill is a really bad bill on so many levels. I could get behind a legalization provision of qualified illegals here if it were joined with real border security and were framed sensibly.  However, there are so many truly awful provisions I wouldn't know where to start to discuss them at this point. I am still absorbing it. Also, there were so many last minute amendments some of the section links still come up as blanks.\n\nI still am hopeful of the House. \n\nHowever, definitely I will vote against the Senators who voted for this.
825358
Don't believe the hype. There is not going to be a draft. There is only one nutjob who wants it,and thats Democrat Charlie Rangel. The dems just took back the senate,and the house,and they're not going to screw it up by reinstating the draft,and if for some reason they decided to commit political suicide, Bush would still veto it. It's just one nut trying to stir things up,don't worry about it.
716097
Yes, the draft is often unpopular.  But also it's not necessary, and it's counterproductive!  The military does not want it.\n\nIf someone wants to enlist, they are generally free to do so.\n\nInteresting how the same Democrats who say they champion people's rights to "privacy" and "personal freedom" (abortion, same-sex marriage, etc.) are pushing a draft, the ultimate state-sponsored coercive behavior.  Seems INCONSISTENT!
541805
You do realize that it is Congress who has to pass the right to go to war right? I mean all the president is, is the congresses scape goat you should really do some studing before pointing fingers.
999414
My doubts.  The congress and senate will not bring this up in an election year.  The left (Democrats) will to try and scare people into voting for them.  They will say the Republican government can't recruit enough soldiers for Iraq and other needs to get the job done and force a draft.  They won't use the word selective service or universal conscription -they will use the buzz word draft.
1126840
It won't be. For that matter it's a complete myth. The draft is not going to be reinstated. There were far too many problems with the draft. Families were destroyed by it. We have plenty of military strength and people who WANT to go. No draft needed.
47025
I would not wait to be drafted.  But I have served my time during the "First Gulf War" and am now considered to old for military service.\n\nIf called back to duty - I would go without question.
923552
The law has yet to be enacted which would contain answers to all of your questions such as fines and consequences if one refused to register or answer the call. Let's hope the call for a draft gets defeated soundly!!\n\nChow!!
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.
813252
Actually, most everyone is against the draft, including the general populace, the military, the pentagon, the majority of congress, and the white house.\n\nThe idea, advocated by Rep. Rangle, is to slow Congress in going to war, by making the populace of the US as a whole have a vested interest in the soldiers. Since the draft would be random, this (in Rep. Rangle's mind) would widen the base of people concerned for the troops, thus create political pressure to not to go to war unless the US was threatened, thus slow down the Congress and the President.\n\nThe argument against the draft is advocated by the Pentagon and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The draft, phased out after Vietnam, was creating a host of problems. The chief one among them was the erosion of troop morale and overall fighting effectiveness. Most people who are drafted do not want to be there, and as such, are less effective than volunteers. Thus, currently, the US Armed Forces are an all volunteer force, and a highly effective one at that. The Pentagon and Joint Chiefs have no interest in instating a draft which, in their opinion, will lower the overall readiness of US Armed Forces.
968977
i don't know where people keep coming up with the draft - sure charlie wrangle thinks there should be one but he's a nutjob.  there will be no draft -there doesn't need to be. thank God there are enough patriotic, strong men and women who are willing to protect and serve all American's - even those who treat them like garbage and show no respect for America.
947783
No, passing the draft will be suicide for any politician stupid enough to support it.  If people want their fat kids to get into shape and learn some manners and responsibility, they should do that at home and not shove their problems on our military to correct.  Our military has enough on their plate right now.
66363
Because National Guard troops are already trained.  Plus, the United States prides itself on a philosophical level for its all-volunteer armed forces.  Further, the reinstitution of the Draft would be extremely unpopular with the American people as well as business and industry that would be losing employees and needing to dust-off the rule-book on how to handle such things as holding job positions for drafted soldiers.  No political party in America wants to remembered be being 'the one that restarted the Draft'.
946554
Representative Rangel is the only one saying he wants to start a draft.  People in his own party are quietly shouting him down.\n\nThe last time he presented a bill to start a draft, he voted against his own bill!!!\n\nHis ideas about the military are convoluted.  We currently have the best military in the world.  He thinks a volunteer army attracts the poor, dumb, minorities and otherwise disadvantaged.  It has not happened.\n\nHe also thinks, if there is a draft, and family members of Congress are drafted, Congress will not vote to send them to war.  When we had the draft in the past:  WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Congressmen did vote to go to war.  So none of claims are true.  None of his ideas have merit.
960778
THE QUESTION ON HOW IT WORKS:\n\nIn war time, if the nation state does not have enough volunteers and career servicemen in the armed forces, the the government may, at will, issue notice that eligible male (usually male) MUST report to armed services duty.   \n\nThe US, did away with the draft in 1973, and in 2004 created what is known as 'the all volunteer-army'.    Though this contradicts the fact that US has imposed involuntarily reenlistment after voluntary service was completed.  This has happened in both Golf Wars.\n\nThough the draft is official done away with, the US has what is known as Selective Service System.  This a a contingency system where young men are required to register in case the country ever needs to resume a draft.
760040
During the Vietnam war many college students moved to Canada to avoid the draft.  In the unlikely event that the USA institutes the draft again, I think this will happen again. \n\nThe US government is well aware of this, but know that it very difficult to restrict the movement of Free Americans.\n\nAnyway, due to the unpopularity of the War in Iraq, I think the chances of the draft coming up again are next to zero.  Government try hard to avoid suicide.