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Non-Draft Military Means More Military Influence -- and More Americans out of Touch with Military Decisions

Jeff Shear, Miller-McCune Magazine. April 18, 2011.

These professional tough guys make it easier for Washington to go to war. You don’t need a special congressional action or the threat of a draft to send in the troops.

Senators Hit CEOs Where it Hurts ... Try to Cap Bailout Pay

Staff, Institute for Policy Studies. February 3, 2009.

Analysts applaud senate effort to cap cailout pay ... voice concerns over reports of weak Treasury Department rules.

Dems Float Plan to Stave Off the Econopocalypse (Full Text)

Ryan Grim, Huffington Post. January 15, 2009.

A draft summary of the stimulus plan is circulating among House Democrats on the Hill. Here is the outline of the $825 billion proposal.

Scary: McCain Wants to Reinstitute the Draft

Ali, ThinkProgress. August 20, 2008.

McCain on reinstituting a military draft: 'I Don't Disagree.'

Would John McCain Institute a Draft in January? Or Would We Wait Until February?

Howie Klein, Down With Tyranny!. April 3, 2008.

A vote for McCain is a vote for the return of a military draft.

Colbert's word: The Draft [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, December 20, 2006.

'We need some spoiled rich kid to throw a mochachino at Jessica Lynch.'

The Draft: No Solution to Social Inequality

Steve Gilliard, AlterNet. November 22, 2006.

Progressives are drawn to Charlie Rangel's call for a draft, but a draft only inducts people. Class determines what job they will be assigned once they are in the military and, often, how happy they will be.