Should draft Dodgers be allowed to run for President? (Congress, Reagan, polls)

[incognitoe]

a la #donaldtrump......

[katzpaw]

The GOP and Democratic fields would be decimated. Only Hillary and Fiorina stand as the only non draft dodgers.

[BobNJ1960]

The true solution is twofold:

(1) We need a Congressional act requiring an immediate draft whenever forces are engaged anywhere in the world

plus

(2) We need to end college deferments.

Trump was horrible today, but it is in his DNA. Obviously, the family bred someone who made sure someone less well off fought, and possibly died, for him.

We need to pre-empt that possibility.

[biscuitmom]

That ship sailed long ago. Reagan, Clinton, Romney, W Bush, too late now.

[whogo]

Originally Posted by katzpaw

The GOP and Democratic fields would be decimated. Only Hillary and Fiorina stand as the only non draft dodgers.

Actually, there has not been a draft for anyone under 57.

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by biscuitmom

That ship sailed long ago. Reagan, Clinton, Romney, W Bush, too late now.

reagan served in the army during world war two, however he had poor eyesight which prevented him from serving overseas. read this;

After completing fourteen home-study Army Extension Courses, Reagan enlisted in the Army Enlisted Reserve and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corps of the cavalry on May 25, 1937.[32]
Reagan was ordered to active duty for the first time on April 18, 1942. Due to his poor eyesight, he was classified for limited service only, which excluded him from serving overseas

from this page;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald...litary_service

and W served in the national guard, and was willing to go to vietnam but he did not have enough time in fighters to go.

and trump got a few student deferments, and then AFTER taking a military physical was given a 1-Y deferment, which means he would be taken in the military only in times of national emergency. the 1-Y deferment was ultimately changes to 4-F when the 1-Y classification was abolished.

[freightshaker]

To the best of my knowledge, there is nothing in our laws preventing a draft dodger from running.

[WaldoKitty]

• First of all, Trump was not a draft dodger. Maybe the OP should look up the definition of that term.

• Second, Jimmy Carter granted unconditional amnesty to the real draft dodgers in 1977, so it's a moot point.

[BobNJ1960]

Third, Trump is cooked after today. Unless he is solely concerned with topping out with a fringe % of the smallest party.

[WaldoKitty]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Third, Trump is cooked after today. Unless he is solely concerned with topping out with a fringe % of the smallest party.

The MSM wants this. The polls however say otherwise.