[extropy-chat] 70% oppose resumption of military conscription

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If a draft isn't necessary why does the government need a Selective Service system? Oughtn't 
ALL libertarians be opposed to Selective Service? Draft registration or any other preparation for military conscription is diametrically opposed to the entire foundation of libertarianism.




People have been saying this since before the Iraq war. Mike Badnarik
was 'guaranteeing' during the election that Bush would implement one by
January. Didn't happen. Now the left is getting all huffed up over the
fact that military recruiters have established a central database for
direct marketing recruiting materials most cost-effectively, as if they
didn't do that before (wrong). The only thing that is new now is that
the No Child Left Behind Act requires schools accepting federal aid to
supply full student lists to recruiters, whereas before recruiters had
to purchase lists from magazines and organizations that cater to
teenagers.


The impending draft is the biggest chicken-little story of this decade.


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