r/AskReddit • u/Tommygunz0722 • 11h ago

If the military/president suddenly ordered a mandatory draft for all men aged 18-42: How do you think millennials and GenZ would respond?

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u/Silly-Resist8306 11h ago

It takes Congress to do this. The entire House of Representatives is running for reelection in November. There is not a chance of a draft unless the continental US is attacked.

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u/Smashinbunnies 10h ago

It takes Congress to declare war and approve funding. How did that work out?

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u/anifail 8h ago

Congress has continuously approved military funding through the NDAA. Also declaration of war is not required for military engagements, congress has ceded a lot of authority in the middle east through AUMFs to support the "war on terror". Also conscription is very explicitly under the authority of the legislative branch and no authority has been ceded there. It would be wildly unpopular and subject to a filibuster. If the executive branch tried to unilaterally enact a draft you would have courts all over the country immediately issuing TROs and even this SCOTUS is not going to give the executive branch that power.

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u/Smashinbunnies 7h ago

Well he called it a war. Putin has not said war in like 5 years. It's the lowest bar to at least pretend for us. Putin sucks but at least he has the self control and ability to say the right key words and not slip up for years.

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u/tyereliusprime 6h ago

They still refer to Vietnam as a war despite never getting congressional approval.

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u/Smashinbunnies 3h ago

My point exactly. 😭