The Draft, a summary of how and what had taken place when the draft was enacted as well as a view on how it could effect today's society.

While this essay does contain a good deal of basic information, it is often unclear. Further, the essay fails to address one of the fundamental issues, that the draft has always faced, but has never dealt with: the draft does not allow exemptions for those who adamantly oppose a particular war.


If a draft were initiated now, it would probably be extremely unpopular, because it would quite possibly mean that young men would be sent to Iraq, even though that war is increasingly unpopular, and has brought out the refusal of the American political system to respond to the widespread and deepening opposition to that war. Indeed, a simple check of those who have proposed the reinstatement of a draft will show that it is opponents of the war who have suggested a draft. They know that a draft would serve as an explosive catalyst for opposition to the war.

Most politicians are looking to eventually get reelected, and creating a draft creates new voters, (esp younger voters) and the new voters would vote (more so with an unpopular war) against those who voted for or are unopposed to a draft. Its easier to simply pour money into increasing enlistees.