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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: CC27 on April 11, 2026, 08:44:57 AM
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orangecrush (30,552) Posts
If they can automatically register you for the draft
Why can't they automatically register you to vote!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221162884
Anybody want to tell this DUmmie their logic is really stupid 🙄
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For starters, if he/she is too lazy to register to vote, maybe he shouldn't.
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Why can't they automatically register you to be an organ donor?
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While the morality of a draft is debatable, it is nonetheless an obligation, whereas voting is a privilege.
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Register and draft 'all' sexes if you are going to do it. EEO in action baby, EEO in action. The gals can learn to pull a trigger too.
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While the morality of a draft is debatable, it is nonetheless an obligation, whereas voting is a privilege.
Voting is a right, not a privilege.
Back to the OP: Voting is a choice, not a legal obligation.
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Voting is a right, not a privilege.
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Correct sir. However I think one nuance we may be ignoring is that voting is simultaneously a responsibility, one that carries consequences for not exercising with the respect it is due.
The same concept can be applied to other rights as well, now that I think on it.
- I have a right to speak freely; that right comes with a corresponding responsibility to speak truth, and to be conscious of the downstream consequences of my words.
- I have a right to bear arms; that right comes with the responsibility to be cognizant of what is endangered by any round I might discharge AND the responsibility to use those arms in defense of my neighbors and community when called upon to do so.
- When confronted by agents of government, I have the right to remain silent; that right has the corresponding responsibility to SHUT THR **** UP, DIPSHIT!! whether the cop casually insults me to keep me talking or not.
And on, and on and on...
I think my biggest concern about draft armies is that conscripted units cannot match the professional qualities of the all volunteer force we Amerikaaners have been spoiled with since the excursion into Vietnam ended in the 70s. That brings with it the linked consequences of higher casualty rates on Blue Team forces, and the higher potential for screw ups where the term "war crime" gets bandied about by soft skinned types who think there are rules to war. As circumstances currently exist, there's no need for either, but we ALL are well aware that circumstances can change, and it's best to have a contingency or two in place ahead of time for when they do.
:shucks: Just my two cents on the subject. Feel free to offer change...
Edited to remove redundant redundancies. :thatsright:
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Voting is a right, not a privilege.
The vote was extended to non-property owners, and I can't say the republic is better for it.
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Drafting both men and women for a couple of years of service would be good for them. maybe it would instill a sense of pride for being an American. :thatsright:
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Drafting both men and women for a couple of years of service would be good for them. maybe it would instill a sense of pride for being an American. :thatsright:
It certainly has the advantage of investing the young skulls full of mush in the country they grew up in.
Now if we could only give them an education system that doesn't indoctrinate them into believing everything their country has set its hand to in the past quarter millennium was straight evil by default...
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When I turned 18 I was required to register for the Selective Service. Which was 37 years ago.
How many military drafts have there been since?
Bluto's GPA in "Animal House". 0.0.