# The Draft, Is It Making A Comeback?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-draft-is-it-making-a-comeback/160441 "2003-03-10T23:54:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Riboflavin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Riboflavin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riboflavin)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-draft-is-it-making-a-comeback/160441/21 "2003-03-11T17:50:37Z")

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A draft would require new legislation, and there’s not significant support for that legislation. There are a number of Democrats who are pushing for a draft, but they’re clearly a minority. They do, however, make the various comments about how the Democrats are the party of personal freedom rather amusing.

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