The Draft and Congress

Dana Milbank offers another argument for bringing back the draft. We might get a better Congress.  Here's the nub of his argument: "Because so few serving in politics have worn their country’s uniform, they have collectively forgotten how to put country before party and self-interest. They have forgotten a “cause greater than self,” and they have lost the knowledge of how to make compromises for the good of the country. Without a history of sacrifice and service, they’ve turned politics into war."

He may have a point, as only 19% of our legislators have seen military service; this is the lowest since WWII.