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Re:Palantir Wants to Reinstate the Draft by teeray on Monday April 20, 2026 @01:05PM (#47837269)
How about a random sample of registered voters too? It would be nice to have a cohort that cannot be bought and paid for.
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Re:Palantir Wants to Reinstate the Draft by lokar on Monday April 20, 2026 @03:13PM (#47839145)
At some level you have to trust a sustained strong majority of elected officials.

You could imagine requiring a referendum if the war goes past N years or something.

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