15 minutes ago, I asked a question that says, If the draft was brought back, and i was drafted, Could I get out of it If I said I wanted the enemy to win, And I am on there side?
The Majority of people answered saying i would goto jail for treason, How woudl i goto jail for having an opinion.
I have no rights to an opinion? I can not hope Who would win?
Why would i be charged with a crime for having an opinion?
2006-11-19 16:46:08 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am one of a dying breed in that I believe that in order to live in a country where you have rights, you sometimes have to fight for them, and while I do believe that everyone is entitled to there beliefs, and has the right to express their opinions there are times when doing so is counter productive for the welfare of the country that you live in. Rights are not without boundaries. My rights stop where yours begin, and the same applies to to yours. If you can't love your country, at least have some respect for it.
2006-11-19 17:01:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people misunderstand the rights as being open . in fact Rights are only the rights that are " granted " to you by law ( and they can be suspended or terminated by law as well ) . and any rights that are not recognized as such again maybe " licensed " to you ( e,g marriage , or owning property , guns , driving etc ) . or if its neither then its usually termed an unlawful practice .
while you may have an opinion the right to express that opinion has to be exercised with in framework of the defined law at the time. even if you do agree to military service even in that circumstance if you try to exercise the freedom of expression it may be subject to laws of treason .
as an example after all the communists in the 50s were just exercising their right to a political party and they were severely restricted and often jailed . this position enjoys the popular support and most people who criticize the mcarthy trials criticize the application of the law on people who were not communists and were " innocent " . very few say that the communists should have had the right of political freedom and expression .
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2006-11-20 01:02:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply put, in the current political climate in the US, ANY statement in support of so-called "enemy" forces is considered and act of treason. Things have come to a point where voicing an opinion is considered to be equivalent to taking action. Saying you want the enemy to win is, as far as the government is concerned, the same thing as actively working to help the enemy to win. It is all very Orwellian, it is very sad, it is very distrubing. It is also very expected.
2006-11-20 01:14:51 · answer #3 · answered by kveldulf_gondlir 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well beside the fact that good ole american boys would beat the living **** out of you for just stating this. You are an americ an citizen correct? if not Go away..and live with the country that you would like to win.
I dont think your opinion is what will send you to jail its the fact of refusing to go to the service and fight. You could always use the great excuse of mental stability, this is life, I dont think it is fair i have to struggle everyday just to support lazy people who lay around and have babies.,or come here illeaglly and dont want to pay taxes or work, i have never had help from the goverment but i have always had to pay for others, so sorry if im not feeling sorry for you, if i had to fight for my country I would.
2006-11-20 01:12:55 · answer #4 · answered by nunyabidness46324 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you would said that you supported the enemy AFTER you were drafted, you would be jailed.
If you present this as your reason to be excluded from the draft BEFORE you are drafted, you'll be doing yourself a favor that may keep you out of the service. Draft dodgers in the sixties and seventies claimed themselves as 'conscientious objectors' and 'pacifists' and 'non-supporters' to the war in Viet Nam and it worked for them.
Those are the facts --- Here's another: You stink..!
Support liberty and justice for all... World-wide.
Coward...!
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2006-11-20 01:17:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't see the original question - but back in the days of the draft I seem to remember that they took a very dim view of people saying things to get themselves rejected. Some people said they were gay. Some people tried to act retarded.
But, I would guess, that you are entitled to your own opinion.
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2006-11-20 00:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by Alan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is our beloved Republic in war time with a draft you get an
opinion but your actions are restricted .in a draft you serve or go to jail and your opinion is irrelevant .you get all the opinion your heart desires; govt's deal in reality in the free world not opinion...
2006-11-20 00:58:56 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have a right to have opinions, but to say you hope your HOME COUNTRY LOSES at war, isn't good, it is TREASON. It's not like a company football game, this is your COUNTRY, you should have PRIDE in it, not dis it. They don't play around with things like these. IT ISN'T A GAME it isn't to be taken lightly. It is a very serious matter.
2006-11-20 00:55:32 · answer #8 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know the first ammendment is still in the constitution, is it not!!!!!!!!!
You would go to jail if you got drafted and refused to go in the service. Ask Mohammed Ali!
2006-11-20 00:49:51 · answer #9 · answered by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your opinion and the right to say it are not illegal (yet), but your refusal to obey the law would be.
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chr1 –
That is as insane as Bush telling the Iraqis they could elect anyone to run the country they wanted, as long as it was someone he approved of.
2006-11-20 00:56:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋