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Yes, but only for those who do not pursue further education or employment

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 @9FLBVZQ from California  disagreed…3yrs3Y

no, as i said before, it is ultimately up to the students if they want to serve in the military or not, but should not be forced to.

 @9GB577FIndependent from Michigan  agreed…3yrs3Y

I don't agree with absolutely forcing someone to join the military, because someone could have mental illnesses that make them too unstable to serve in the army.

 @9GBFXMWIndependent from Kansas  disagreed…3yrs3Y

I don't believe people held be forced into the military because we need more people running businesses and corporations to keep the economy from being destroyed.

 @9GBG2XM from Ohio  disagreed…3yrs3Y

There are hundreds of positions within the military that one with a mental illness would be able to thrive within.

 @9FV7C9Jagreed…3yrs3Y

The military provides food,water and beds for its recruits and members. we should aspire to better the lives of others who are less fortunate and the military is the one of the best ways to do it.

 @9FJ8Y2H from Alabama  disagreed…3yrs3Y

no because people should have the choice to risk their lives or not, not everyone is the same and thinks the same, most people think differently and should have the choice for joining the military or not.

 @9FJ96SR from Kansas  disagreed…3yrs3Y

i dont belive that anyone in any source of the wrold should be forced to be in the military if they dont wanna

 @9FZD45MProgressive from California  agreed…3yrs3Y

I believe this is the right way, because the people that don't help the country at all, should help by serving.

 @9FZ9GNT from Texas  agreed…3yrs3Y

Those who agree to not decide to recieve further educational practices after highschool should be mandatory for military service, due to the structure it provides along with the growth involved in this service.

 @9GB9BLRRepublican from Kansas  agreed…3yrs3Y

I think that serving the country is a great honor. All people who are jobless should be in the military to give themselves support.

 @9FX4ZFS from Virginia  agreed…3yrs3Y

Military service is a way for young men or women to mature themselves and gain experience in high-stress situations, which would increase leadership, maturity, and wisdom

 @B39ZHSQ from Alabama  agreed…1yr1Y

America can not survive without a military, and due to incompetence, there are few signing up for it. Therefore, we must introduce a draft

 @B2W3JQD from PR  agreed…1yr1Y

Unfortunately, the unemployed and uneducated are more likely to resort to crime or vagrancy, so Mandatory Military or Social Service for them can become a corrective for these social ills to prepare them academically for a job or provide services of some kind.

 @9CKPDTW  from PR  agreed…3yrs3Y

The only exception to the meritocracy of the military would be when there is no other option for the individual.

 @9GGL6RW from California  disagreed…3yrs3Y

Many people that have done great things did not pursue further education or employment and so forcing them into the military would be a waste of what could be.

 @9GGK52VGreen from Texas  disagreed…3yrs3Y

Not everyone can afford igher education, and not everyone is able to work due to other reasons. They should not be serving our country if they can't even take care of themselves.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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