I got a letter from the Selective Service System because I never registered. caterpie;
I guess I should do that since I don't want to go to jail for up to 5 years and/or get a $250,000 fine. powerofone;
also, the bastards are too cheap to include postage for the return envelope.
Quote from: JMV290 on February 25, 2008, 11:43:33 AM
I got a letter from the Selective Service System because I never registered. caterpie;
I guess I should do that since I don't want to go to jail for up to 5 years and/or get a $250,000 fine. powerofone;
You go to jail? I thought you just don't get federal $$$ help. And I still have my card from when I registered.
Fascism at it's finest.
I'm sure you'll love being drafted for Obama's war on Christianity.
Quote from: Socks on February 25, 2008, 11:45:30 AM
You go to jail? I thought you just don't get federal $$$ help. And I still have my card from when I registered.
That too
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Quote from: JMV290 on February 25, 2008, 11:48:58 AM
That too
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I got the same letter.
Quote from: V on February 25, 2008, 11:49:35 AM
I got the same letter.
What did you do? baddood;
You can just leave the country for 7 years.
Quote from: Bassir C. on February 25, 2008, 11:56:35 AM
You can just leave the country for 7 years.
but bush leaves office in 11 months
Quote from: JMV290 on February 25, 2008, 11:57:04 AM
but bush leaves office in 11 months
who knows what shit obama will do and what crazy things clinton might do goonish
Quote from: Bassir C. on February 25, 2008, 11:58:16 AM
who knows what shit obama will do and what crazy things clinton might do goonish
what if i want to fight in the war against the christians baddood;
Quote from: JMV290 on February 25, 2008, 11:59:29 AM
what if i want to fight in the war against the christians baddood;
i will definitely want to, if it's still going and obama gets reelected
There will never be a draft.
Quote from: V on February 25, 2008, 04:54:14 PM
Yes. Really.
Being prepared for a national emergency which might require a significant increase in military size in a short amount of time span is prudent. It's just a precaution so if the shit hit's the fan there is a system in place to fall back on. Mandatory service, all the time, is undemocratic, hence it should only be used in extreme situations of national emergency. For example, during WWII 60% of the military personnel were draftees, we need that many people for our 16 million man military that we had at the time. I would have hated to lose a global war because some considered the draft a "fascist" concept.
Quote from: Socks on February 25, 2008, 05:01:05 PM
Being prepared for a national emergency which might require a significant increase in military size in a short amount of time span is prudent. It's just a precaution so if the shit hit's the fan there is a system in place to fall back on. Mandatory service, all the time, is undemocratic, hence it should only be used in extreme situations of national emergency. For example, during WWII 60% of the military personnel were draftees, we need that many people for our 16 million man military that we had at the time. I would have hated to lose a global war because some considered the draft a "fascist" concept.
and after that verbose post, none of it changes the fact that it is a fascist concept. psyduck; you can throw all the facts about the war you want at me. doodthing;
Quote from: V on February 25, 2008, 05:06:23 PM
and after that verbose post, none of it changes the fact that it is a fascist concept. you can throw all the facts about the war you want at me.
It depends on the purpose, in the context that I described it's not really a "fascist" concept. So long as we don't abuse it.
I'm working on my agility level to increase my draft dodging skills.
Quote from: Co-Z on February 25, 2008, 05:50:07 PM
I'm working on my agility level to increase my draft dodging skills.
Perhaps you should work on your comedic skills so you can better dodge shitty jokes.
Quote from: Socks on February 25, 2008, 05:51:53 PM
Perhaps you should work on your comedic skills so you can better dodge shitty jokes.
I agree.
BELIEVE IN NADER
My mom registered me without even telling me about it.
I like how Socks thinks the US losing a war is the worst thing that could happen ever.
We don't even need to be in any wars.
But whatever.
Quote from: Nyerp on February 26, 2008, 04:00:18 AM
I like how Socks thinks the US losing a war is the worst thing that could happen ever.
We don't even need to be in any wars.
But whatever.
What if a country decides to bomb us? Do we just sit around like idiots?
Quote from: Nyerp on February 26, 2008, 04:00:18 AM
I like how Socks thinks the US losing a war is the worst thing that could happen ever.
We don't even need to be in any wars.
But whatever.
Shut up.
Quote from: Nyerp on February 26, 2008, 04:00:18 AM
But whatever.
There is a reason you have shit piles above you instead of stars on your shoulder.
Quote from: The Speaker Of Words on February 26, 2008, 06:51:23 AM
What if a country decides to bomb us? Do we just sit around like idiots?
Maybe we shouldn't have given that country the incentive or materials to bomb us in the first place?
Quote from: Socks on February 26, 2008, 11:37:33 AM
There is a reason you have shit piles above you instead of stars on your shoulder.
Hmph. Your avatar doesn't even
have shoulders.
Quote from: Nyerp on February 26, 2008, 01:51:37 PM
Maybe we shouldn't have given that country the incentive or materials to bomb us in the first place?
Ok I was wrong about you, you're even more ret
arded than I thought.
Quote from: Socks on February 26, 2008, 01:54:05 PM
Ok I was wrong about you, you're even more retarded than I thought.
We sell weapons to other nations, piss off a bunch, and attempt to disarm "dangerous" ones through force.
Quote from: Socks on February 26, 2008, 01:54:05 PM
Ok I was wrong about you, you're even more retarded than I thought.
Why.
Quote from: Lawlz on February 26, 2008, 01:55:20 PM
We sell weapons to other nations, piss off a bunch, and attempt to disarm "dangerous" ones through force.
Yes. If we didn't, others would, only difference is this way we can minimize the blow back.