Maybe if the country is attacked, it would be acceptable.
But look how Vietnam tore the country apart. Why hasn't Iraq and Afghanistan done the same thing despite the best efforts of the Left? lack of conscription.
Dems were against it in Vietnam, and for it during the Bush era. In both cases it was to destroy their hated political enemies rather than for any principled reason, however wrong.
That's an excellent point. There's no way in hell the Federal government should have the authority to draft people to serve in a military campaign halfway around the world when this country's survival isn't even remotely threatened.