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Military Draft/Voting Opinions of Respondents

So I asked a loaded question to see what kind of response I got. I waited an hour and reviewed respondent's first impression (ignoring subsequent comments therein).

The question was "Should women be able to vote even though they don't sign up for the draft?"

No one believed women should be excluded from voting and I didn't expect anyone too.

20 people responded, 9 males, 8 females, and 3 unknowns. I broke responses down into seven categories based off the answers I got:

Positive Answer (women should sign up for draft)
Negative Answer (Women shouldn'y sign up for draft)
No one signs up for the draft
Women do sign up for the draft
Gave off topic answer (Said something off topic)
Did not know (Literally "I don't know")
Insulted me (I didn't count insults with an actual answer)

The top three responses:

30% if respondents believe no one signs up for the draft.
20% gave off topic answers
15% feel women should be able to vote and still not have to sign up for the draft.

Males predominately denied the existence of a draft.

Females had answers in all seven categories, the most, being two, were off topic answers.

Disclosing my views, I think women should sign up for the draft, because males are required by law. It's a service to the country, however insignificant in current times (draft is inactive).

Only 10% of respondents agreed with my views. One male and one female.

I think it's sexist to require men to sign up under penalty of law and allow women to enjoy all the rights without putting in any of the risk. Some do, yes, many do, but they're not REQUIRED too under penalty of law. Congress shall pass no law that discriminates and race, gender....
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I too, think no one should have to sign up for the draft. I remember when conscription ended. That would also be equal and fair. We can’t justify forcing anyone to serve while excluding able-bodied [b]volunteers[/b] because of sexual orientation or gender identity.
quietlitany · 36-40, M
@bijouxbroussard I think it's very sad, conscription that is.
@quietlitany Neither or both—like in Israel, for example. But preferably neither.