Good morning.
It’s a partly cloudy day today with a high of eighty-three for the Whippet City.
The draft’s never been popular, and sometimes unpopular even in wartime. The Wisconsin Historical Society writes about how Wisconsinites reacted in 1862:
1862 – War Department Order Prompts Riot
On this date the War Department issued General Order No.99, requesting by draft 300,000 troops to reinforce the Union armies in the Civil War. This action reinforced public sentiment against the draft and prompted the citizens in Port Washington, Ozaukee County to riot in protest.
Here’s a brief video describing economist and libertarian Milton Friedman’s role in ending the draft during Vietnam (an end that made America freer, stronger, and safer with a professional, volunteer military).