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TIL that in 1916 there was a proposed Amendment to the US Constitution that would put all acts of war to a national vote, and anyone voting yes would have to register as a volunteer for service in the (www.huffpost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

This doesn't seem particularly useful in the modern day. If you want to win a war today, you do it with highly trained soldiers and highly advanced equipment, not by handing rifles to a bunch of green volunteers or conscripts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Plenty of jobs going in the military. If you support the war, support the war

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Not that many jobs. If fully half of the country supported an act of war, there would be nowhere near enough military jobs for them to fill.

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