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Irish_Dem

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19. Junior is too tall because of his bone spurs.

Reply to agingdem (Reply #5)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 11:47 AM

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Eligible men will soon be automatically registered for military draft [View all] BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago OP

Maybe this will wake up young men. Irish_Dem 22 hrs ago #1

maybe this will wake up Republican mothers and fathers... agingdem 21 hrs ago #5

Too tall?! yardwork 20 hrs ago #14

Junior is too tall because of his bone spurs. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #19

Republican Congress people Quanto Magnus 18 hrs ago #29

Why would it wake them up? DetroitLegalBeagle 17 hrs ago #33

Because of the optics. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #35

Then why can't we be automatically registered to vote? Walleye 21 hrs ago #2

Exactly Jerry2144 21 hrs ago #4

Too bad the Republican party is dedicated to preventing people from voting Walleye 21 hrs ago #6

Which is why they want to raise selective service age to 21. The Grand Illuminist 2 hrs ago #38

Draft Registration doesn't make you eligible to be drafted into military service. It instead includes your name among 24601 20 hrs ago #12

I am spoiled by voting in Delaware. They sent me a voter registration card telling me where to vote. Walleye 20 hrs ago #17

Gosh wouldn't that be a good idea?! yardwork 20 hrs ago #15

Good idea, but Republicans hate for people to vote. They hate democracy. Walleye 19 hrs ago #24

Exactly! I came here to say just that! City Lights 19 hrs ago #23

Was just looking for where to post this!! +1 n/t forgotmylogin 17 hrs ago #34

Do they still use draft cards ? I would think getting one of those in the mail would raise a lot of questions .... eppur_se_muova 21 hrs ago #3

Shared risk/reward generally encourages engagement, investment and ultimately equity. OC375 21 hrs ago #7

Agreed. yardwork 20 hrs ago #16

I won't believe there is fairness until I see Barron Trump in a uniform Walleye 18 hrs ago #25

Word OC375 17 hrs ago #31

still no equal requirement for women ? stopdiggin 21 hrs ago #8

I think if they had to draft women they wouldn't be so damn eager to do it Walleye 18 hrs ago #26

FUCK THE DRAFT! Floyd R. Turbo 21 hrs ago #9

THAT applies to Barron Trump too. ProudMNDemocrat 20 hrs ago #10

So they won't automatically register eligible people to vote, but they'll automatically register them for the draft ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #11

Eligible men maliaSmith 20 hrs ago #13

I would Rebl2 20 hrs ago #18

I'm curious Bayard 20 hrs ago #20

Palantir purr-rat beauty 19 hrs ago #21

WTF! What next? yellow dahlia 19 hrs ago #22

Take it to court... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #27

Many will say this is not that big a departure from how it has been done in the past. That shouldn't be our position. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #28

A reminder that ending the draft was one of our demands in the Viet Nam protest era. Dixiegrrrl 17 hrs ago #32

Whoever did not see this coming UpInArms 18 hrs ago #30

Will bone spurs still exempt you? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #36

come on all you big strong men Skittles 10 hrs ago #37

Good! Bring back the draft!! I'm in favor of this! QueerDuck 1 hr ago #39