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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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SW-User
I hear they did studies where groups of men did better than groups of men and women when it came to the military(look it up if you want, I could be wrong)
There isnt a draft in affect since the military has volunteers and can afford to turn away 70% of those who do wish to join at the moment, they can be more picky about who gets in.
I hear women have to start signing up in 2018, but that might be overturned if women seem to not fair as good as the men when in training.
They go by birthdates when choosing who will be drafted(or thats what they used to do when there was a draft)
So not everyone would be chosen.And you still have to go through training and physical exams and they test how well you are mentally as well.(so I hear)
Just putting my input in since Im drugged up on painkillers and bored.
quietlitany · 36-40, M
@SW-User I appreciate it.
SW-User
@quietlitany I think a draft would be ineffective at this point in our society.Back then they did it and werent happy about it.But I think todays youth (as you have to be between 18-25 to be required to register) probably would do...horrible.They would want more feedom and its just not the same as back then.They wouldnt want people there who wouldn't do what they're supposed to.(assuming)
quietlitany · 36-40, M
@SW-User I think it would be Vietnam all over again. Meat for the grinder....which is exactly what the draft is for.
SW-User
@quietlitany I wanted to sign up(as weird as that sounds) since considering I have PTSD as it is and issues with my heart, nah...I think Im pretty useless, I wouldnt pass.
SW-User
@quietlitany Pretty much.I would expect a huge backlash. I dont know how it would work if you were.drafted and had a family and you're the only adult.
SW-User
@quietlitany I hear a lot of women were failing the bootcamps more than men(maybe body mass differences?:/ )