The U.S. Constitution Second Amendment Betrayed A mandatory draft is preferable to voluntary conscription, which would only strengthen an army composed of individuals inclined toward militarism. The military can easily become an autonomous power that ignores all that old-fashioned judicial, legislative, and executive ‘garbage’.  Yet in Western countries, only voluntary military service is politically feasible. No government or party could gain the support needed to force all citizens to serve for a year or more in the military. Most of the youth still have more attractive opportunities. And that’s a good thing. Most citizens would oppose it, and it isn’t even […]