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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-03-05 12:19 AM
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How will the draft work?
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We know how the draft used to work, but if and when this Administration reinstitutes the draft many of the old rules will be discarded. Will women have to serve? The fundies will not be keen to allow that, but who knows what will happen? What about gays in the military? What about people who just don't want to play ball--the conscientious objectors? Few people expect there to be college deferments this time, so how will the rules be written in such a way as to allow the children of privilege to escape serving, or serving in combat? Will they call it a draft, or give it some focus-group tested name like "patriot corps" or "national service"?
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