The Draft

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

There would be so much uprisal against it. Thats why I think, if it does ever happen, it will be an overnight thing. Not an ongoing "Its coming" sort of situation. Because that gives people time to leave the country, or declare religious reasons. And the more that have time to do that, the less that get drafted.

Typhoid, whether the draft happened overnight or with warning, you would have plenty of time to run. The military doesn't just sow up at your house without warning and grab you. You receive notice and then are expected to report for duty. If you refuse and don't run, you get even more time to plan for things waiting for your court date.

Listen, there is no way that a draft will ever happen in the near future, especially not for an elective war. Like you said, it would be political suicide for both Bush and the Republican party. Thats why organizations like MoveOn.org are trying to make everyone think that a draft will happen. They want to trick people into being against President Bush. It's the far-left philosophy of "victory by any means necessary". Lies, misinformation and slander are all fair game to them.