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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Idle thought: in the event that Trump stupidly pushes us into a war with Iran or North Korea or, I don't know, whoever pissed in his coffee that week - let's say the U.K. - would it be possible for him to reinstate the draft using an Executive Order?
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The particular hypocrisy in this case is the voters who got mad at Hillary for her supposed hawkishness and ties to Big Money. Much of that pressure came from the left, not the right, although the right ate it up and egged it on.
edited 17th Mar '17 8:18:04 AM by Fighteer
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Trump being a hypocrite is both normal and expected. He's not the one I blame for this mess.
If he signed off on a draft EO, he'd be signing the death warrant on his re-election. And on the GOP's 2018 midterm elections. And who knows how many unwilling new soldiers.
Normal and expected, true. But not excusable in my book. Especially when he's being so damn brazen about it. But yeah, I have more contempt for the people who voted against HRC based on these things and either excuse or downplay Trump doing the same damn things.
edited 17th Mar '17 8:25:00 AM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprisedWell, yes, obviously it'd be a stupid move. Trump's been making stupid moves since day 1 of his campaign. We are long past the point where we should be saying, "Trump wouldn't because he's not a babbling moron."
I'm concerned with whether Trump can, not whether it'd be a savvy political move. Trump does not make savvy political moves.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.How he rolled it out would matter. If tomorrow he said that the draft was back on, he would probably face huge riots and a political backlash the likes of which have not been seen in a long time. Everyone's sick of war except for his cronies and three whole generations have been brought up in an environment where conscription has been viewed as a very bad thing. If he's going to re-institute the draft, it'll be after a concerted propaganda effort in favor of war.
edited 17th Mar '17 8:47:07 AM by CrimsonZephyr
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."I just want him legally removed from office ASAP since he's not going to retire of his own volition. At the very least, I don't want him to be re-elected.
Edit: Removed the "peacefully" part. I no longer feel that way after reading the latest shit he pulled in Ambar's post below.
edited 17th Mar '17 9:47:20 AM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprisedOh man. Can you imagine the transition process in between Nov. 2020 and January 20th, 2021 if (hopefully!!) he loses??
Even if Trump fully intends on stepping down, he could make it seem ambiguous of whether or not he will or even do scorched Earth tactics on many departments, last minute E Os, all out of spite and one last fuck you to the American people and Democrats
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edited 17th Mar '17 9:45:11 AM by Fighteer
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Something something but Hillary is a warhawk something something...
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