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In today's world you would have draft both sexes.
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SOMEBODY please tell TRH that Netanyahu NEVER said "Once we squeeze all we can out of the United States, it can dry up and blow away."
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Mixed bag for the military but something that can be reinstated if necessary. Perhaps we should consider drafting our representatives in D.C. instead? 535 Random citizens couldn't do any worse than our current representatives.
You didn't use logic or reason to get into this opinion, I cannot use logic or reason to get you out of it.
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Mixed bag for the military but something that can be reinstated if necessary. Perhaps we should consider drafting our representatives in D.C. instead? 535 Random citizens couldn't do any worse than our current representatives. finally, there's some thinking going on in this illustrious orgn, i'm so thankful for that.
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The Navy can't steer its ships now with "professionals". What would happen with draftees? Read my post. Draftees wouldn't be driving, they'd be doing entry level work. Besides, we did ok during WWII w 66% of the force were conscripts. During WWII there was a pretty clear and defined mission. A purpose that had a clear threat and a 'fairly' clear end state. These days, I just see a bunch of malingering were there to be a draft. Military (at least Army and Marines) is still turning away enough applicants that a bunch of unwilling snowflakes will bring nothing to the table.
Liberalism; The impossible yet accepted notion that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.
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I always thought that Heinlein's bit in Starship Troopers might have some merit.
You only get a vote if you have served in the military.
In other words, if you have put your ass on the line, then you get a say in running the country. Not otherwise.
That would put me into the non-voting section.
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