MetaFilter posts tagged with draft and politics

I got a letter from the government the other day, I opened and read it, it said they were suckers

Artw — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:45:27 -0800

Who's afraid of Obama?

Milkman Dan — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:55:59 -0800

“President Barack Hussein Obama – it does have a ring to it, doesn't it?” – Who’s hot for (and who’s not for) America’s up-and-coming presidential wonderboy.

My offer still stands to say that we're lovers to get you out.

amberglow — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 16:06:55 -0800

Howard Dean speaks --on the coming draft. Any of you going to be 20 in 2005, and/or medical personnel? And girls, don't think you'll be exempt. (altho we know Jenna and Barbara of course will be.)

John Edwards: No military draft if Democrats win

jackspace — Wed, 15 Sep 2004 17:38:53 -0800

John Edwards: "No military draft if Democrats win" - which comes as a relief to me today as my own son turns eighteen. However, as it stands, the Selective Service System has been ramping up its ability to begin a draft as early as Spring 2005, especially a possibility should Congressional Bills S. 89 and H.R. 163, known as the "Universal National Service Act of 2003" pass in the House and Senate. Many people who have been in the military feel a draft would actually degrade the quality of our military forces. Nonetheless, this time around, a draft would include men and women. And the Selective Service is also looking for a few good people to become a Selective Service System Local Board Member, one of the tasks of which is to guarantee "that each CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR is properly CLASSIFIED, PLACED, and MONITORED."(emphasis added)